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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-18

Selective financial support is available for video game production.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1031-3

The Court of Cassation shall give its opinion within three months of receipt of the file.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1009-3

The first president or his delegate shall, unless he finds that the case has lapsed, authorise the case to be reinstated on the court's roll on proof that the contested decision has been enforced. The…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-3

The court clerk's office shall notify by simple letter a copy of the order to the person in charge of the distribution and, if consignment has been ordered, to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1381-3

In the event of refusal to issue a European Certificate of Succession, the notary will inform the applicant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. In the event of withdrawal of the Euro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-3

When the conventional phase has made it possible to bring the case to trial and to reach a partial agreement on the substance of the dispute, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by a lawy…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-3

The judge may issue a European order for payment for part of the claim, after the claimant has accepted the judge's proposal to that effect. In that case, the claimant can no longer take legal action…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constituent agreement and internal regulations

Article R6132-1-3

I. - When the agreement establishing the regional hospital grouping so provides, the director of the support establishment signs the partnership agreements with the partner establishments. II. - Once…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-41

In the event of an accident at work or occupational disease, the hospital practitioner is placed on leave for a maximum period of five years, during which time he receives the emoluments mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-42

When, at the end of one year's leave granted in application of articles R. 6152-37 to R. 6152-41, the practitioner is unable to resume his duties, his post is declared vacant. A practitioner who, at t…

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