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Showing 47814790 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-15

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 26 April 2022, the calculation rates are set at :- 141.06% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 132.43%…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-169

I.-The radiation protection inspectors mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1333-29 are appointed :1° By order of the Minister for Defence, on the proposal of the delegate for nuclear safet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-30

…ublished at least fifteen days before the start of each of the periods mentioned in Article R. 6122-29 . This report specifies, for each care activity mentioned in article R. 6122-25 and heavy equipme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…uency] Number of instalments: [number] 6° Amount of each instalment [amount] [currency] Your income may fluctuate. Please ensure that you will still be able to meet your [frequency] payments in the ev…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-114

An undertaking for collective investment in real estate may enter into contracts constituting the financial futures instruments referred to in article L. 214-38 which meet the characteristics of credi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3136-1

…ered on the basis of 2° of I of article L. 3131-1 is punishable by a fifth-class fine. This offence may be subject to the fixed fine procedure provided for inarticle 529 of the Code of Criminal Proced…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…ation given by the group supervisor when the group Solvency Capital Requirement is no longer met or may no longer be met within the next three months. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-1

…Code of Civil Procedure, the first president of the court of appeal, ruling in summary proceedings, may only halt provisional enforcement of the decisions mentioned in the first two paragraphs of this…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-44

…n the basis of the percentage of persons or companies meeting these conditions per episode. Account may also be taken of the nature of the jobs, the duration of the commitments and the amount of the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

…onditions provided for in article L. 1111-6-1 of the Public Health Code and decree no. 99-426 of 27 May 1999 authorising certain categories of persons to perform endo-tracheal suctioning ;4° Driving p…

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