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Showing 43414350 of 21327 articles for Art. GC – Daimler-Chrysler v Commission – T-235/01

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-10

The delivery or apprehension shall be recorded in accordance with the provisions of article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-4

…R. 121-7 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-13

For the distribution of a feature film covered by 5° of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-7

Publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services and rights-holding companies ensure that cinematographic works are made available to the public in compliance with the provisions of articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 611-7

Videogram publishers ensure the exploitation of cinematographic works in the form of videograms intended for the private use of the public in compliance with the provisions of articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-39

…al Enforcement Committee is made up of a member of the Conseil d'Etat as chairman, appointed by the vice-chairman of the Conseil d'Etat, a member of the Cour de cassation, appointed by the first chair…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-6-1

In communities covered by Article 73 of the Constitution and the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, and in accordance with Article 349 of the Treat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-7

I.-The grouping's unified nursing, re-education and medico-technical care commission includes representatives of the various categories of nursing, re-education and medico-technical care staff.II.-The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article D626-14

Applications for debt remission are examined by a commission comprising the heads of financial services and representatives of the bodies and institutions concerned. The composition and operating cond…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Powers (R)

Article R1425-16

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 1424-36, the Commission shall have access to all the documents used for the financial assessment provided for in Chapter 1 of Decree n° 96-100…

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