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Showing 651660 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
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 211-23

Automatic financial support for the production and preparation of feature films involves the allocation of investment grants and direct grants.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 231-2

…inematographic works, as defined in articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-19

…tacit authorisation, the committee's decision or opinion is:1° Notified by the prefect to the applicant and, if the project requires planning permission, to the authority competent to issue planning…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-19

The registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the employee indicates the nature and purpose of the action envisaged by the representative trade union organisation. It also states: 1° T…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Compliance with the obligation to declare entry into French territory as set out in Article L. 621-3

Article R621-2

Subject to the provisions of article R. 621-4, the foreign national submits the declaration of entry into French territory mentioned in article L. 621-3 to the national police services or, in the abse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-19

…esult of a suspicious illness which must be verified in order to protect public health, the prefect may, on the written and reasoned assent of two doctors, prescribe any observations and samples neces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-19

When a patient's condition requires them to be isolated in a single room, they are admitted as soon as possible, while remaining under the general regime.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-19

The Institute may grant credit institutions and other market participants advances or loans guaranteed by appropriate collateral. The Institute may carry out documentary and on-site inspections of cre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-9

I. - The AMF Board may delegate authority to its Chairman and, if he is absent or unable to act, to another of its members, to take individual decisions falling within its remit, with the exception of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the intervention of a third party authorised to receive payment requests

Article R2192-19

…uded by the State, its public establishments other than industrial and commercial establishments, local authorities or their public establishments with the project manager or any other service provide…

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