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Showing 13511360 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Derogations relating to direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-65

…cinematographic works for which the application for investment approval is submitted on or after 1 January 2023 and the investment approval is issued no later than 31 December 2023, and for which fil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-2

…l apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018 17 January 2018.For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article L5842-16

…n French Polynesia" are added.III. - For the application of in article L. 5212-17, the words: "of 6 January 1988, the date of publication of law no. 88-13 of 5 January 1988 improving decentralisation"…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Staff

Article R1413-33

The Agency's public-sector employees are subject to the provisions of Decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contract employees taken for the applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R3333-4

…e latest census published by INSEE. The ceilings for the fees mentioned in this article change on 1 January each year, in proportion to the change in the engineering index, defined in the Journal offi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds

Article L214-143

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-27 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-26-2 apply to AIFs covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds

Article L214-139

…wise stipulated, the provisions of articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-27 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-26-2 shall apply to AIFs covered by this paragraph.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-21

…ounts may be set up within the institution under the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019, as amended, relating to the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-27

…cal condition, the suspension of the right to practise pronounced in application of article L. 4311-26 may not have the effect of depriving the salaried nurse of his or her remuneration until the fina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article D133-5

For the purposes of II of Article L. 133-26, a payment incident is any rejection of a payment order received by the payer's payment service provider due to a lack of funds or insufficient funds, regar…

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