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Showing 46014610 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

Notwithstanding Article L. 561-18, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c and in 12°, 12°a, 13°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 may, when acting for the same customer and in the same transaction or when…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-9

The employer's request referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 2242-9 is sent by any means that provides proof of receipt by the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 980

…eal has not constituted a lawyer, service is made on the party himself. The document of service indicates to the defendant that he must, if he intends to defend the appeal, constitute a lawyer at the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 977

…e court clerk immediately sends the defendant by simple letter a copy of the statement with the indication that he must, if he intends to defend the appeal, appoint a lawyer to the Conseil d'Etat and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 coming from or destined for Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-29

Pharmaceutical establishments and establishments authorised under articles L. 4211-9-1 and L. 4211-9-2 may procure tissues, their derivatives and cells from the human body, whatever their level of pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to financial assistance for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad

Article 915-1

For the years 2020 and 2021, notwithstanding the fourth and fifth paragraphs of 7° of article 722-16, direct grants for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad may be awarded:1° For the production o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Measures relating to the intensity of public aid

Article 916-49

…ifficult works are considered to be cinematographic, audiovisual or multimedia works for which applications for aid are submitted between 1 October 2020 and 31 December 2021 and for which it is justif…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to financial assistance for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad

Article 915-3

The additional aid resulting from the application of articles 915-1 and 915-2 is not taken into account for the determination in 2020 and 2021 of the total amount of financial aid allocated for the pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-7

For production programme grants awarded in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-54 is extended to three years.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-5

For production aid before completion granted in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in article 411-31 is extended to three years.

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