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Showing 681690 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 311-19

Derogations from the 50% threshold may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, up to a limit of 60% and at the justified request of the production company, f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Radiation protection advisor

Article R1333-19

…s.III-Advice given by the radiation protection advisor under Article R. 4451-123 of the Labour Code may be regarded as advice given under 1° of I of this Article when it relates to the same subject.IV…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-19

…the subsidiary or holding. II.-Subject to the same proviso, a subsidiary or participating interest may be left outside the consolidation when: 1° The shares or units in that subsidiary or participati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-19

…his or her remit.II. - The Supervisory Board sets the thresholds below which the Secretary General may:1° Enter into the settlements provided for in articles 2044 to 2058 of the Civil Code ;2° Author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-19

…tself result in the dissolution of the company. However, the heirs and assigns of a deceased member may only claim remuneration for the contribution made by the deceased in the form of any interest st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-19

…n express provision in the Articles of Association, the number of directors over the age of seventy may not exceed one third of the directors in office.Any appointment made in breach of the provisions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-19

The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of this Part relating to the mayor and his deputies are also applicable to the deputy mayors and their deputies respectively. However, for the appli…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-19

…le no later than one month before the date set for the auction. Failing this, the enforcement judge may, at the request of the pursuing creditor, postpone the date of the forced sale hearing. Where a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-19

…programme and terms of the aptitude examination are set by order of the Minister of Justice.No one may sit the examination more than three times.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Tax reduction for dependency expenses

Article 199 quindecies

…cy care and accommodation. The annual amount of expenditure giving entitlement to the tax reduction may not exceed €10,000 per person accommodated.

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