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Showing 34313440 of 61029 articles for Art. L. 145-1

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-1

…L. 422-1 are handed down by the regulatory control commission. The regu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution.

Article L5216-10

…y of communes whose eligibility for the grant provided for in the fourth paragraph of II of article L. 5211-29 has been established under the conditions set out in Article L. 5214-23-1. The proposed e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-1

I. - The agents authorised, under the conditions set out in II of Article L. 450-1, to investigate and record breaches or failures to comply with the obligations set out in Title IV of this Book may,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article L2241-14

…or validating the experience acquired with a view to obtaining a qualification mentioned in article L. 6314-1; 2° The conditions for promoting access by employees, on a collective or individual basis,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

…tial prescriptions for corrective lenses and ocular contact lenses issued pursuant to 1° of Article L. 4342-1 on condition that a visual assessment has first been carried out by an ophthalmologist, un…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…detention measure provided for by this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 521-17-1 and L. 521-17-2, the detention measure shall be lifted ipso jure if the applicant fails,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article L231-1

…he subject of conciliation by the Film Ombudsman, as part of the tasks entrusted to him by articles L. 213-1 to L. 213-8.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-12

When there is a professional agreement made compulsory on the basis of article L. 132-25-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, providing in particular for the definition of the production cost of an au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-105

…st 5% of the share capital or a shareholders' association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 225-120 may request that items or draft resolutions be included on the agenda. These items or dra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-1

…proceedings referred to in I. However, the limitation period for the action provided for in Article L. 653-6 only runs from the date on which the decision made pursuant to article L. 651-2 has acquire…

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