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Showing 31313140 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

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

Article 422-12

…d or produced:1° At least one feature-length cinematographic work that has been approved for theatrical release and selected at a festival;2° At least one short-length cinematographic work that has be…

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

Article 916-4

For sums registered in the automatic account of production companies which were due to lapse on 31 December 2020, the period mentioned in 1° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-4

…ution, finance company or one of the legal entities or subsidiaries referred to in Articles L. 612-24 and L. 612-26 to respond, after formal notice, to requests for information from the Autorité de co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-4

Laws, ordinances and decrees passed before the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France in matters fal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L242-42

The penalties for canvassing offences in the field of insurance are set out in the provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insurance Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L242-40

The penalties for offences committed by credit institutions in relation to account agreements and relations with their customers are laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title V of Book III of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Powered DIY and gardening tools

Article L242-49

Any breach of article L. 224-112 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L242-41

The penalties for canvassing offences are set out in the provisions of the chapitre III du titre V du livre III du code monétaire et financier.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article L236-48

…in France participates in a transaction for the contribution of part of the assets and, where applicable, liabilities with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article L236-49

Article L. 236-40 is applicable only when the project provides for the allocation mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 236-48.

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