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Showing 45014510 of 37434 articles for Art. n° 22-18436 · Cass. com. 24 May 2011

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-12

…22, 311-18, 311-19 and 411-9, the intensity of public aid granted for the production of these works may be increased to 100% of the final production cost, including the additional cost generated by th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Procedure

Article R618-2

…52 and R. 613-58 shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.Registered mail may be replaced by delivery of the letter to the addressee against a receipt, on the premises of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-16

…per capita financial potential of municipalities in the same demographic group defined in 1° and 2° may not be eligible.For the application of this paragraph, the communes mentioned in I of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-5-1

…le L. 1251-22, where a company has its own occupational health and prevention service, this service may, under conditions laid down by agreement, ensure individual monitoring of the state of health of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-32

…ocessing shall send him, at his request, any information relating to the processing.This magistrate may order any measures necessary for the exercise of his control.He shall draw up an annual report w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L763-7

…006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 433-3 law no. 2014-384 of 29 March 2014 L. 433-4 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 433-5Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L762-7

…006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 433-3 law no. 2014-384 of 29 March 2014 L. 433-4 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 433-5Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

…Consumer Code, or the payment of all or part of the instalments on the said loan, the insured party may cancel the contract at any time from the date of signature of the loan offer defined in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of dismissal, discharge or acquittal

Article R249-2

…2 includes compensation for legal fees incurred by the person being prosecuted, the amount of which may not exceed the State's contribution to the remuneration of the lawyer who would have assisted th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R224-6-1

Pursuant to Article L. 224-7-1, the reporting obligations defined in Articles L. 132-9-6 of the French Insurance Code, L. 223-10-5 of the French Mutual Code and L. 312-21-1 apply to unliquidated contr…

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