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Showing 551560 of 56861 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20-1-1966 n° 68

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-20

The names of the conciliators are notified to each party. Each party may challenge the conciliators so appointed within three days of receipt of the notification referred to in the first paragraph on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-20

For the application of 1° of 1 of III of Article 220 terdecies of the French General Tax Code, the cost of developing a video game is understood to be all the expenditure incurred by the video game cr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-20

I.-The request is declared by the requesting party or his lawyer in the following manner: 1° Where the applicant is remanded in custody, the declaration is made to the investigating judge's registry i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

The High Council may, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 821-12-3 and L. 824-15, conclude cooperation agreements with authorities of non-EU Member States exercising competences similar to its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-20

An order by the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, determines the sampling conditions t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

State financial aid is calculated by applying a unit amount to the quantity of equipment sold, determined in such a way that it does not exceed what is necessary to cover the net costs incurred in pla…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

The total amount of aid granted for the production of a given feature film may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign graduates working or employed by a young innovative company

Article D421-20

The list mentioned in articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10 includes level I diplomas accredited by the Conférence des grandes écoles.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-20

When the nature of the element or product of the human body removed or collected and the uses envisaged for it allow this without impairing the effectiveness of these uses, treatments, in particular p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-20

The Board of Directors determines the management expenses of the guarantee fund and manages its assets. Before 31 March each year, it draws up the fund's balance sheet for the operations of the previo…

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