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Showing 20712080 of 65061 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 March 1953 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 May 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 21 July 1999 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. com. 2 June 1958 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 1971 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Suspension or withdrawal of authorisation to practise as a liberal profession

Article R6154-21

The decision to suspend or withdraw the authorisation to practise on a freelance basis is notified by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to the practitioner concerned and to the Direct…

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

Article 238 bis HL

…ompany is dissolved or its capital is reduced, the Minister for the Economy, Finance and the Budget may order the tax reduction provided for in article 199 unvicies the year in which it was made.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article D232-20

At the first meeting following their appointment, each member of the College of the French Anti-Doping Agency takes the following oath: "I swear to fulfil my duties as a member of the College of the F…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-20

…es provided for in the previous paragraph, the amount of the fixed penalty provided for in article 529-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is set at five times the value of the daily pass correspondin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Formal notices and orders to perform an obligation to do or not to do something

Article A444-20

…ive rise to the collection of an increased fee under the conditions provided for in Article A. 444-12:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Description of the service Reference per…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-20

…ic or private health establishments authorised to carry out these activities pursuant to article L. 2142-1. Liberal midwives may also participate in the clinical activities of medically assisted procr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-20

A programming group or agreement may be approved only if the following conditions are met:1° All the members are licensed as cinema operators;2° The group or agreement does not include more than one m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-10

The works and investments concern :1° The acquisition and installation of projection equipment;2° The technical improvement of projection conditions, including the use of new projection techniques;3°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special case of payment instruments with personalised security data

Article L133-20

…the payment service provider or the entity designated by the latter, in accordance with article L. 133-17, for the purpose of blocking the payment instrument, the payer shall not bear any financial co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2 : Obligations relating to the issue of a cinema licence

Article R211-20

When a work or document for which the cinematographic licence includes a specific ban on showing is shown in cinematographic theatres, the words "film forbidden to minors under twelve", "film forbidde…

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