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Showing 11311140 of 55426 articles for Art. Loi 2023-1059 of 20 November 2023 – justice programming law

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-37

Approval is granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for a period of not less than one year and not more than three years.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-35

Silence kept by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for more than three months from receipt of the application for approval containing the programming commitments menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical biology

Article L6433-1

…11-3 and L. 6211-3-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting respectively from Law no. 2023-379 of 19 May 2023 on improving access to care by trusting healthcare professionals and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3361-1

…ments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3371-1

…ments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter Ia: Powers and responsibilities of the Minister for Justice

Article 30

The Minister of Justice conducts the criminal policy determined by the Government. He ensures that it is applied consistently throughout the territory of the Republic. To this end, he issues general i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-1

…urt commissioner who so requests with the details entered in the register provided for in Article 1 of Decree no. 2023-97 of 14 February 2023 relating to the registration of a pledge over a registered…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3351-1

…on contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments and by other public and private law bodies and persons entrusted by the State with an administrative public service mission, in the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

…ontracts concluded by the State or its public establishments as well as by other public and private law bodies and persons entrusted by the State with an administrative public service mission, in thei…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commission for assistance with difficult programming

Article 231-43

The following are members of the commission: 1° The chairman of the art cinema commission; 2° A representative of the "Agence pour le développement régional du cinéma" (ADRC); 3° A financial expert; 4…

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