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Showing 441450 of 45787 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-7-1968 n° 66-12.056

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-2

Applicants may provide any additional information to support their application.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Keeping the register

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-7

The certificate provided for in article 69 of the local civil code is drawn up by the court registry, according to a model set by order of the Minister of Justice. It specifies the surname, first name…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-7

In order to be designated to carry out certain judicial police missions, tax service agents must provide proof of at least two years' actual service in their corps as a category A or B permanent agent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-8

The AIF or its management company shall inform of its intentions regarding the activity of the company concerned and the possible repercussions on employment, in particular any significant change in e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-9

The AIF or its management company shall provide the AMF and the AIF's unitholders or shareholders with information relating to the financing of the acquisition of the company concerned.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 722-7

The total amount of financial aid awarded for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad may not exceed 50% of the expenditure incurred by the company in this respect.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Information to be provided by the owner

Article 78

Whether it is a farm lease or a sharecropping lease, the owner is required, each time the lease is renewed or amended, to submit to the administration, within three months, a declaration indicating th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

The procedure applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following crimes and offences is that provided for by this Code, subject to the provisions of this Title: 1° Crime…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-7

Where criminal proceedings have been instituted, the commission's decision may be taken before a ruling has been made on the public prosecution. The commission may, for the application of the last par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Professional inadequacy

Article R6152-716

In the event of professional inadequacy, the contract may be terminated without compensation or notice, following the opinion of the hospital medical committee. Hospital practitioners seconded on cont…

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