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Showing 541550 of 30436 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-6-2021 n° 20-17.554

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-20

The request for payment of the dividend in shares, accompanied, where applicable, by the payment provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 232-19 must be carried out within a period set by th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

In application of Article 31 of the aforementioned Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, a decree in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the National Commission for Information Technology…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

I. - Persons subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to Article L. 612-2 are subject to a contribution for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banqu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R513-20

I.-The Association shall set up a committee responsible for imposing the sanctions referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 513-5 and in Article L. 513-6 on its members. This committee s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-23

A sub-committee of the Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation is responsible for dealing with issues relating to the sports professions. It is made up of : 1° A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 septies

…of the article 73 of law no. 2006-11 of 5 January 2006 on agricultural guidance and the ordonnance n° 2006-1547 du 7 décembre 2006 relative à la valorisation des produits agricoles, forestiers ou ali…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

The total amount of aid granted for the production of a given feature film may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Roads (R).

Article R5215-20

Under no circumstances shall the assistance of the community's technical services give rise to remuneration on the part of the municipalities concerned.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-20

A programming group or agreement may be approved only if the following conditions are met:1° All the members are licensed as cinema operators;2° The group or agreement does not include more than one m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-20

In order to be included on the list of tourist areas referred to in article L. 3132-25, the areas must receive a significant additional population during certain periods of the year due to their natur…

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