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Showing 5160 of 50800 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11-2-2009 n° 07-13.853

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-21

By way of derogation from Article 1136-12, failing which the family affairs judge, seised under article 1136-20, to have ruled within ten days on the application to modify the protection order relatin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-23

Where a restraining order accompanied by the obligation to wear an anti-approach electronic bracelet issued in the context of criminal proceedings pursuant to the article 138-3 of the code of criminal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-20

In the event of difficulties in carrying out the measure of wearing the mobile electronic anti-rapprochement device mentioned in the article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code, the matter may be referred to t…

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

Article 231-11

I. - The first group comprises the following two categories of cinemas:1° Category A: cinemas located in central municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more and in urban units with a populatio…

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

Article 212-11

Direct grants are awarded to help finance development costs other than writing, rewriting, rights acquisition and, for works in the animation genre, graphic design.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-2

I.-The Public Prosecutor's Office may inform the administration in writing of the following decisions made against a person it employs, including on a voluntary basis, when they concern a crime or off…

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

Article 223-11

Aid for the distribution of repertory works allocated under an annual distribution programme is reserved for companies that:1° Regularly distribute repertory cinematographic works. Companies that have…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-2

The order provisionally fixing the child's residence pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 373-2-9 of the Civil Code mentions, in addition to the duration of the measure, the place, day and time of the h…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Sources of obligations

Article 1100-2

Legal facts are acts or events to which the law attaches legal effects.Obligations arising from a legal fact are governed, as the case may be, by the subtitle relating to extra-contractual liability o…

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

Article 211-112

Works are eligible for post-production support if they:1° Meet the general conditions set out in sub-section 2 of section 1 of this chapter;2° Are in original French or, if at least two different lang…

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