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Showing 19311940 of 18708 articles for Art. Cass. com. 29 October 1963

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-1

…e pursuant to Article 2 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain authorised uses of orphan works.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1872-1

…ench Polynesia under the conditions provided for by II of Article 7 of Ordinance No. 2007-1434 of 5 October 2007 extending Parts One, Two and Five of the General Code of Territorial Authorities to the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-7

…ng of Article 3(g) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 referred to above. These measures may be publicised. When they are taken by the court,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter B

…of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-8

…titled on his behalf, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 3 of Order no. 92-1146 of 12 October 1992 extending and adapting thelaw to the territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

…f a State party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production done at Strasbourg on 2 October 1992 and eligible for financial aid for production from the Centre national du cinéma et de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-7

…or his or her heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed in article 3 of Order no. 92-1146 of 12 October 1992 extending and adapting the law to the territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-23

…producer(s).Only contracts for the acquisition of foreign exploitation rights signed on or after 1 October 2016 will be taken into account.The sums may be invested no later than one year after the fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-40

…ayment of the bill of exchange within the period provided for in article 41 of the decree-law of 30 October 1935 unifying the law on cheques and relating to payment cards. The protest in the absence o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

…L. 412-1: 1° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary reinforcement of official controls and emergency measures governing th…

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