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Showing 17711780 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entering sums in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-36

…hin the limits set out in the first paragraph of I of article 39 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, of a publisher of terrestrial cinema television services.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1115

…of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986, the period for applying the commitment to resell referred to in the first paragraph is reduced…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-20-1

…no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983. The establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service may opt to have their training c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-1

…have a specific status, provided for in particular by this title and by law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, which takes particular account…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-91

…d audio description files are subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article R322-7

Public auction rooms are subject to the general police measures concerning public places used for trade, without prejudice to the rights of the customs service, when they are established in premises p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte.

Article L921-6

A article L. 141-13, the words: "of the declaration prescribed by the articles 638 and 653 of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "the declaration required under the conditions laid down…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

…lm distribution for each film released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November 2020 and between 15 December 2020 and 6 January 2021.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-15

…red to in 3° of Article D. 214-32-7-14 is subject to b to h of paragraph 1 of Article 20 of Council Directive 77/91/EEC of 13 December 1976 referred to above when the registered office of the company…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-24

…n of data shall be exercised under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the…

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