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Showing 4150 of 29733 articles for Art. CE 8-4-2022 n° 447694

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-8

…nalties incurred; the nature and quantum of the penalty or penalties shall be determined in accordance with Articles 130-1 and 132-1 of the Penal Code. Where a prison sentence is proposed, its duratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-4 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-3)

Article Annexe 8-4

…OARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CAISSE DE GARANTIE Recap of texts Article 72 of decree no. 85-1389 of 27 December 1985 (amended by decree no. 2004-518 of 10 June 2004):The guarantee fund is managed by a boar…

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

Article 411-89

…post-production support, the works must have been the subject of an application for an exhibition licence or have obtained one during the year of the application for support or during the calendar yea…

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

Article 411-87

Selective financial aid is awarded after completion to production companies and directors to reward the quality of the production of short films and audiovisual works.

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

Article 411-88

…the aid are the directors alone when the short cinematographic or audiovisual works have been produced by associations or individuals, provided that these works have been selected or broadcast under…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

The total amount of sums allocated under the provisions of this Title may not exceed the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the autom…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-4

…d in the light of :1° the ambition and cultural interest of the actions undertaken and their coherence, particularly with regard to the size of the establishment and the size of the conurbation in whi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-4

…al revocation, at the request of an interested heir or his representative, in the event of the absence or disappearance of a serious and legitimate interest or the poor performance by the mandatary of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-807-4

…in the number of days registered above the threshold mentioned in article R. 6152-807-1 does not exceed a ceiling set by a joint order of the ministers in charge of health, the civil service and the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-4

…in particular, any facts that may constitute violations of the anti-doping rules or a criminal offence. Where the investigation leads to the presumption of the existence of an anti-doping violation, t…

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