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Showing 15611570 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-36

…authors when the planned duration per episode is at least 26 minutes;b) For single work projects: €4,000 including a maximum of €2,500 for the authors when the projected duration is less than 26 minu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-33

For works of fiction, the application is submitted jointly by one or more authors and one or more collaborators.For works of animation, the application is submitted jointly by one or more literary aut…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-30

…articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-31

Rewriting grants are awarded for the following audiovisual projects:1° Fiction projects, either in the form of single programmes with a planned running time of at least 60 minutes, or in the form of s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-4

…kness and maternity insurance scheme provided for in article 21 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 as amended relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte and, on the other hand, by a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 429

1. Where the provisions of Article 119a above are applied, export or attempted export without declaration shall give rise, independently of the penalties laid down by the legislation of the territory…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-4

…of a basic allocation in accordance with the terms defined in the third paragraph of article L. 3334-3 and, where applicable, a guarantee received, pursuant to the same article L. 3334-3, by the Rhôn…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-42

The opinions issued pursuant to Article L. 331-33 may be published by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39-3

A challenge may be requested by the person against whom the complaint has been lodged or by his representative.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-4

Abtaining a business secret is unlawful when it is done without the consent of its legitimate holder and results from: 1° Unauthorised access to any document, object, material, substance or digital fi…

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