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Showing 14111420 of 51396 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 novembre 2011 n° 10-15887

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-10

By way of derogation from article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-10

…visual works or for the promotion abroad of the companies' catalogue of works mentioned in article 722-6.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-104

…party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area concerned by the last paragraph of Article R. 123-54 shall be filed at the latest at the same time as the application for registration or, where ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-10

…ay be entrusted to staff from the Office made available to the Commission pursuant to article L. 1142-6. The chairman and deputy chairman(s) as well as the full and alternate members of the committees…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Information and prevention visit

Article R4624-10

…it, carried out by one of the health professionals mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 4624-1 within a period not exceeding three months from the date on which they actually take up their w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to practise the profession who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R4393-10

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent bod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-10

The administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 grants the authorisation, for a renewable period of one year, on the assent of a committee whose composition and mode of operation are determi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-10

…forenames, domicile or company name, legal form and registered office of the creditor and debtor; 2° The designation of the software by its name, its trademark with a precise indication of all ident…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-100

Shareholders' Meetings are chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, as applicable, or, in his absence, by the person provided for in the Articles of Association. Fai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-108

Copies or extracts of the minutes of shareholders' meetings are certified either by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by a director exercising the functions of Chief Executive Officer, or, whe…

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