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Showing 10711080 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Use of fixed-term usage contracts

Article 122-15

…the conditions for the use of customary fixed-term contracts, as provided for in 3° of Article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, when it is aware or has been informed, pursuant to the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences

Article 223-15

Selective financial aid is awarded for the distribution of cinematographic works aimed at young audiences.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-15

The threshold mentioned in article L. 312-34 is set at €10,000 over a twelve-month period.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-15

The requisition for the purpose of selling the property by auction may be contested by summons to appear before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the property is located.This summons must,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1546-1

…waive the right to rely on any plea in bar, any procedural exception and the provisions of Article 47, with the exception of those that arise or are revealed subsequent to the signing of the particip…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1546-2

Before the Court of Appeal, the information given to the judge of the conclusion of a participatory procedure agreement between all the parties to the appeal proceedings interrupts the time limits for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules.

Article R213-15

The rules governing bonds issued by commercial companies are set out in articles R. 228-57 to R. 228-86 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

…1 of sub-section 3 of this section and the authorised and sworn agents mentioned in article L. 331-14 may record acts likely to constitute infringements provided for in articles L. 335-2, L. 335-3, L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-150

Candidates who have begun a course of continuous assessment and who have been authorised by the chairman of the jury referred to in article A. 212-113 to follow a modular course benefit from the reduc…

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

Article 722-15

When several companies together promote the same audiovisual work abroad for the same territory or for different territories, the application for aid for this expenditure is submitted by one of these…

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