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Showing 941950 of 51351 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-3-2014 n° 13-11.651 F-D

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-52

In the case of co-productions, the sums calculated are entered in the automatic audiovisual production account of each of the production companies in proportion to the amount of automatic aid or selec…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-55

When sums have been entered in the automatic audiovisual production account for reference works belonging to the fiction genre, this company must incur, during the year of notification, expenditure co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-51

The sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account are increased by 25% when the reference works meet the following conditions: 1° For works belonging to the genre of fiction, creative d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-54

The amount of the sums calculated and entered in the automatic audiovisual production account is notified to the production company each year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions specific to 5° "haematology intensive care".

Article D6124-31

I. - In addition to the equipment mentioned in II of article D. 6124-27-1, the haematology intensive care unit includes at least the equipment required for radiology and ultrasound examinations to be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5842-3

I. - Articles R. 5211-3 to D. 5211-5-2 are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-258 of 9 March 2021 subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.II. - F…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-2

The inspection certificate referred to in Article D. 333-5-1 includes: a) An inspection report certifying compliance with the classification table for the category requested and stating the opinion of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-3

Where a payment service user has used the means made available to him by his payment service provider in accordance with II of Article L. 133-15 to inform him of the loss, theft or misappropriation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article D5211-5-2

The provisions of articles D. 2123-22-4 to D. 2123-22-7 are applicable to urban communities, agglomeration communities, and communities of communes.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article D421-32

In the event of the withdrawal of a residence permit issued on the basis of article L. 421-14, held by a researcher in the course of mobility in another Member State, the minister responsible for immi…

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