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Showing 11811190 of 57258 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1056 of 17-11-2023

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-17

Development aid is paid to the production company as follows:- 80% at the time of the award decision;- 20% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the finalised versi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-17

The President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may, in the light of the prices usually charged in the profession, limit the amount of expenditure allowed under article 722-16 when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-17

When the person responsible for a nuclear activity carries out compulsory measurements of environmental radioactivity in order to contribute to the monitoring of exposure of the population and the env…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-17

The liquidator or the administrator, if one has been appointed, shall request that the seals be unsealed with a view to the inventory operations.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inclusion on the lists of espoir athletes and national teams

Article R221-11

A list of "Espoirs" athletes includes athletes who are at least twelve years old or who are enrolled in a secondary school during the year in which they are included on this list and who, in sports re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-17

…e individual entrepreneur with limited liability may sell for valuable consideration, transfer free of charge inter vivos or contribute to a company the entirety of his earmarked assets and transfer o…

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

Article 621-17

…n France:1° Expenses for digital visual effects;2° Expenses relating to the overall additional cost of producing the work induced by the use of digital visual effects, up to a maximum of 5% of the fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-17

In the event of failure to comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions of this Title and Books I and II of Part Six of this Code, or breach of the conditions laid down in the authorisation,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-3

At the request of the diplomatic or consular authority with jurisdiction over the place of celebration of the marriage, the hearing and individual interviews with the future spouses referred to in art…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-2

When celebrated by a foreign authority, the marriage of a French national must be preceded by the issue of a certificate of capacity to marry drawn up after completion, with the diplomatic or consular…

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