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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-3

…date certain and at the latest on the day following the closing date for submission of the lists of candidates. If, within a period of three days following the closing date for submission of the lists…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-3

…omplying with the standards set out in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and guaranteeing an exchange of information in tax matters, including any multilateral agree…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-3

I.- Holders of designation 1° under the adult critical care modality of article R. 6123-34-1 and holders of designation 1° or 2° under the paediatric critical care modality of article R. 6123-34-2 mus…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-3

For direct grants for the production of audiovisual works awarded in 2020, the two-year period is extended to three years.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-3-3

…d breaches provided for in Title II of this Book, access to data stored and processed by telecommunications operators, under the conditions and within the limits provided for in article L. 34-1 of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

…been entered in 2020 in the production company's automatic account;2° The total amount of the sums calculated for the reference works broadcast in 2020 does not reach one of the thresholds provided f…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General principles.

Article 372

…ther and mother exercise parental authority jointly. Parental authority is exercised jointly in the case provided for in article 342-11.However, where parentage is established with regard to one of th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-30

…sfer of all or part of the business or liquidation, the administrator, debtor or liquidator, as the case may be, is required to establish a separate lot for each audiovisual work that may be the subje…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-32

With due respect for the rights of the parties, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique shall promote or encourage a conciliatory solution. Where it draws up a concil…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-30

…approved legal entity representing that person may refer to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique any dispute concerning the restrictions that the technical protect…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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