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Showing 621630 of 50684 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 16-2-2022 n° 21-15.822

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Arbitration.

Article R742-21

In the event of non reconciliation, recourse may be made to arbitration under the conditions set out in Title II (Chapter V) of Book V.Within a period of one clear day, the arbitrator must deposit the…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Bills of exchange and promissory notes

Article L314-21

The the provisions of Article L. 511-5 of the French Commercial Code shall apply to bills of exchange and promissory notes subscribed or endorsed by borrowers, even those of full age, in connection wi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-21

The contract specifies the methods for calculating the surrender value or transfer value and, where applicable, the reduction value. For the calculation of the reduction value, no reduction allowance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-21

In addition to requests for an opinion on initial research projects involving the human person, the Committee gives its opinion :1° On substantial modification projects ;2° In application of the secon…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-21

Beneficiaries of registrations made or authorisations granted in application of article L. 1333-8 remain subject, where applicable, to the special regulations governing poisonous substances.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-21

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies for the production of high-quality short films and, where appropriate, the rewriting of their screenplays.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Calculation for broadcasting on television services

Article 211-30

For the calculation, production companies declare the distribution of cinematographic works. This declaration includes the following information:1° The registration number of the cinematographic work…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Calculation for foreign operations

Article 211-31

Sums are calculated on the basis of the exploitation abroad of the works mentioned in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Calculation for foreign operations

Article 211-32

The rate of calculation is set at 66% of the amount of the sums definitively entered in the automatic foreign promotion account of the foreign sales company.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Reduction in calculation rates

Article 211-33

The calculation rates are reduced when they are applied on the occasion of the exploitation of edited cinematographic works, depending on the duration of the pre-existing filmed elements that are used…

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