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Showing 49714980 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…rganisation of the aptitude tests referred to in articles R. 212-90-1 and R. 212-93; 9° Borrowing ; 10° Acceptance of gifts and legacies; 11° registering trademarks, patents and all intellectual prope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-13

…t the needs identified as part of the territorial diagnostics referred to in III of article L. 1434-10 and on the basis of the health projects of primary care teams, the health projects of specialised…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 310-10, the direct insurance operations defined in article L. 310-1 may be carried out in the territory of the French Republic only :1° by undertakings hav…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

I.-Feature-length cinematographic works must obtain at least 25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for foreign-initia…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

…cinéma et de l'image animée after consulting the approval committee, is set at 64 points out of the 100-point scale. A derogation may only be granted if justified by artistic imperatives relating to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-210

…ot own, directly or through a person acting in its own name but on behalf of the company, more than 10% of its total own shares, nor more than 10% of a given class. These shares must be held in regist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 quinquies

…purchase options granted to their employees pursuant to Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-184 and L. 22-10-56 of the French Commercial Code and as a result of the free allocation of shares pursuant to Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…he purposes of Articles L. 213-3, L. 421-17 to L. 421-19, L. 211-36, L. 211-36-1, L. 211-35, L. 531-10, 5° of I, 6° of II and III of Article L. 533-10, Articles L. 621-17-3, L. 621-17-5 to L. 621-17-7…

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

Article L490-13

I.-Information obtained from the statements referred to in I of Article L. 464-10 and which can only be obtained by accessing the file of the proceedings concerned may be used by a party who has had a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R321-2

…nt organisations established in France are subject to the provisions of article R. 321-5, 1° to 7°, 10° and 11° of Article R. 321-15, article R. 321-16, as well as the provisions of articles R. 321-26…

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