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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-52

The regional council is composed of:1° Ten members if the regional company has fewer than three hundred natural person members;2° Twelve members if the regional company has between three hundred and f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation delegated to a judicial conciliator

Article 821

The judge may delegate the preliminary conciliation attempt to a court conciliator. The court clerk notifies the defendant of the judge's decision by any means. The notice shall specify the surname, f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 821

Failing an amicable agreement, the joint ownership of any agricultural, commercial, industrial, craft or liberal enterprise, which was operated by the deceased or his spouse, may be maintained under t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 821

The time limits provided for in Article 130 and in the last paragraph of article 135-2 are extended to fifteen days when the transfer is from or to an overseas territory or New Caledonia.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-3

Exhibitors wishing to receive support at the end of the period referred to in article 821-1 must first submit electronically, between 1 September and 31 October 2021, a form drawn up by the Centre nat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-2

Grants are awarded to operators of cinemas eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas who meet the following conditions: 1° Be registered on the "pass Culture Pro" digita…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 821-1

Indivision may also be maintained, at the request of the same persons and under the conditions laid down by the court, in respect of ownership of the residential premises or premises used for professi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-4

Grants are awarded and their amount determined in the light of :1° the ambition and cultural interest of the actions undertaken and their coherence, particularly with regard to the size of the establi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-5

The granting of aid is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, on aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the basis of Commission Reg…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-1

Selective financial aid is awarded to operators of cinemas to reward the implementation, between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022, of programming, entertainment, education and communication initia…

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