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Showing 50215030 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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-7

Notwithstanding the first, second and fourth paragraphs of article 212-14, for aid applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, the amount of the direct grant is equal to 50% of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-6

For decisions to grant aid for the production of genre films that lapse between 1 August 2020 and 31 August 2021, the period referred to in Article 211-129 is extended by one year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-1

In order to encourage the resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the methods for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

…ivos or testamentary dispositions in favour of foundations, congregations and associations with the capacity to receive donations and, in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, public rel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article R141-2

…translators registered on the list of legal experts for the court of appeal provided for in article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts are automatically registered on the li…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-24

…ision that is the subject of the transmission provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1612-9 is not adopted in real balance, the State representative shall refer the matter to the regional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-92

The application for authorisation must include : 1° The name and registered office of the company and the address of the establishment; 2° The name and address of the occupational health and safety de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Deductible liabilities

Article 974

…xisting on 1st January of the tax year, contracted by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of article 965 and actually borne by it, relating to taxable assets and, where applicable, in proportion to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-20

The application to obtain the endorsement referred to in Article R. 5122-19 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the manu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Public contracts concluded in application of international rules

Article L2512-2

…ional organisation when the public contract is entirely financed by this international organisation;2° in accordance with the procedure agreed between an international organisation and the purchaser w…

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