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Showing 211220 of 558 articles for Art. Incoterms 2020

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R775-1

…R. 511-16-1no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-16-2n° 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 511-16-3n° 2020-1637 of 22 December 2020R. 511-16-4n° 2015-564 of 20 May 2015R. 511-17 and R. 511-17-1n° 2014 1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-46

…year 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in their account for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to financial assistance for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad

Article 915-3

…from the application of articles 915-1 and 915-2 is not taken into account for the determination in 2020 and 2021 of the total amount of financial aid allocated for the promotion abroad of audiovisual…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-2

For investment grants awarded in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-17 for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence is replaced b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

…nsate for the loss of turnover suffered during the months of January to March 2021 under Decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 relating to the solidarity fund for businesses particularly affected by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: FREE ADMINISTRATION.

Article R1824-1

…n II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 1116-1 to R. 1116-5 decree no. 2020-634 of 25 May 2020 II. - For the application of articles R. 1116-1 to R. 1116-5, the words: "re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Postponement of the expiry date of certain sums held in the automatic account

Article 916-23

…in respect of cinematographic entertainment establishments which were due to expire on 31 December 2020, the period mentioned in 3° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Special provisions for certain cross-border investigative measures.

Article 178-1

Where an investigative measure ordered abroad pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between the courts of the Member St…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-3

…ispositions déclarées non conformes à la Constitution par la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2020-801 DC du 18 juin 2020] when they have been the subject of a complaint submitted electronically…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1545

…e allocation of costs between the parties subject to the dispositions de l'article 123 du décret n° 2020-1717 du 28 décembre 2020 lorsque l'une des parties bénéficie de l'aide juridictionnelle. If not…

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