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Showing 511520 of 43859 articles for Art. Cass. com. 22-3-2016 n° 14-14.218

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

Article 611-22

Selective financial aid is awarded to support:1° Either the publication or re-publication of a specific cinematographic or audiovisual work;2° Or the publication of a programme comprising between six…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-22

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-22

The administrative authority has one month following receipt of the application for approval to notify the employers' group of its decision. If approval is refused, reasons must be given for the decis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-22

The results of the enhanced examination prescribed in Article L. 561-10-2 are recorded in writing and kept in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 561-12.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-22

At the request of the administrator, the court may order the total or partial sale of the business if the proposed plan or plans appear manifestly unsuitable for the recovery of the business or in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-22

The authorised establishment or body sends the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-22

The European Investigation Order shall be translated into an official language of the executing State or into one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Union accepted by that S…

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

Article 212-22

Screenwriting grants may also be awarded to the authors' collaborators, who are responsible for helping with the writing process.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 621-22

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant. Payment of the grant is subject to obtaining the decisions required under article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-22

The representativeness, at the level of the sector in question, of professional organisations of platforms is determined on the basis of the following cumulative criteria: 1° Respect for republican va…

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