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Showing 11311140 of 45696 articles for Art. CE 2-12-2022 n° 460100

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4241-12

…pport of the application for authorisation;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation period, an ap…

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

Article 422-12

Authors who have written, directed or produced:1° At least one feature-length cinematographic work that has been approved for theatrical release and selected at a festival;2° At least one short-length…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2372-12

When the commission can only be awarded to a specific service provider in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2322-5, the purchaser may negotiate the contract for the decoration of public bui…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-12

…rticle L. 811-2 or the third paragraph of II of Article L. 812-2, proof of the guarantee and insurance provided for in Article L. 814-5 as well as the name of the statutory auditor ensuring, pursuant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12

…4126-1 to L. 4126-6, L. 4132-6 are applicable to chiropodists.For chiropodists, the provisions concerning the powers of the departmental councils are applicable to the regional or inter-regional cou…

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

Article L1434-12

…er territories, provided that they meet the conditions laid down in this code for practising in France, subject in the case of professionals in the armed forces health service to authorisation from th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

…clared for each cinematographic work refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of the sums received by the publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services for dematerialised access, in France…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-12

…uments.Turnover refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of all sums, values, goods or services received by videogram publishers in return for the sale and rental of videograms of the cinemato…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-12

…n mutual funds governed by article L. 214-164 of the Monetary and Financial Code and without prejudice to the provisions of the sixteenth paragraph of that article, such funds may not hold more than 1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation based on commercial representation in cinemas

Article 721-12

…t annexed to this book. In the case of co-productions, the countries and territories of the co-producers are not taken into account.The calculation is made on the basis of the total number of admissio…

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