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Showing 881890 of 37977 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-4-2002 n° 98-16.829

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

Article 916-39

To be eligible for aid, companies or organisations must be established in France.

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

Article 916-38

In order to contribute, in the context of the health crisis, to the revival of ambitious film, audiovisual and multimedia production and to the development and consolidation of a fabric of companies e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Certification

Article D7343-94

When an approval decision is envisaged, it is preceded by the publication of a notice in the Official Journal of the French Republic. This notice invites interested organisations and persons to make t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-9

Article L. 450-4 is amended as follows:1° In the first sentence of the first paragraph, the words: "the European Commission," are deleted; 2° In the first sentence of the eighth paragraph, the words:…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative detention

Article R751-9

Title IV applies to foreign nationals placed in administrative detention pursuant to article L. 751-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations between the State and collecting institutions or bodies.

Article R*221-99

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-98 is the Minister for the Economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-9

I. - Any person pledging items must sign the deed recording the pledge of these items. This deed shall be drawn up in writing or on another durable medium.II. - The deed formalising the agreement of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-9

To achieve its objectives, the regional health plan uses the following levers in particular: 1° Health monitoring and observation; 2° Approaches to continuous improvement in the quality of care and us…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-9

In the case of a dispute with a regional, departmental or local impact, when the parties have been unable to agree on the choice of a mediator within three days of the request being filed, or when the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L775-9

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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