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Showing 151160 of 45512 articles for Art. Rép. Rabault: AN 25-2-2020 n° 24560

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

Article 916-25

Additional exceptional aid is being granted in the form of a direct allowance to cinema owners to help compensate for the drop in business they have been experiencing since March 2020 as a result of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-25

The Commission is chaired alternately by one of the members mentioned in 1° and one of the members mentioned in 2° of article R. 6142-23, elected for one year by secret ballot by the members of the Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article Annexe 4-2

…fice or firm A B C D E F G H I J K L1 L2 M1 M2 N O ... ... .../ ... Legend: This table contains as many rows as there are offices or studies in the profession. The information given in the table is ca…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Chairman

Article R112-25

The Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée has the power to delegate his signature provided for by Decree no. 2005-850 of 27 July 2005 on delegations of signature by members of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-25

Where the person who has carried out a seizure and sale has an enforcement order prescribing the delivery or restitution of the seized property, the procedure shall be as set out in Articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25

For the trial of accused adults, the rules relating to the composition and operation of the assize court are set by the provisions of article 698-6. For the trial of accused minors aged at least sixte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Premises

Article L2315-25

The employer provides the social and economic committee with suitable premises and the equipment it needs to carry out its duties.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L3123-25

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by elected departmental representatives continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they were cons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L4135-25

Retirement pensions already paid and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by regional elected representatives continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they were constituted or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-25

The costs resulting for the territorial collectivity of Corsica from the exercise of its competences in terms of continuing vocational training are compensated under the conditions provided for by art…

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