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Showing 171180 of 57821 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-2-2010 n° 08-21.333

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…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 374-2

In all the cases provided for in this Title, guardianship may be opened even if there is no property to be administered. In such cases it is organised in accordance with the rules laid down in Title X…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-24

For each judicial environmental officer, a request for authorisation is sent, on the proposal of the Director General of the French Biodiversity Office, to the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-25

The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located grants or refuses authorisa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-26

The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located shall order the withdrawal…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-3

The sums are calculated on the basis of the commercial representation in cinemas of the cinematographic works mentioned in articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-3

I. - A specialised professional fund granting loans is managed by :1° A portfolio management company referred to in Article L. 532-9, authorised to manage FIAs and subject to the legislative and regul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline

Article L321-23-3

Decisions and precautionary measures taken pursuant to article L. 321-23-2 may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal. The appeal may be lodged with the first president of the said court, acting in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Employees

Article R6341-32-2

Employees awaiting reintegration or awaiting redeployment pursuant to article L. 1226-7 and who are following a training course approved by the State or a region for the remuneration of trainees recei…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition

Article R6144-3-2

The distribution and number of seats on the committee are determined for each category by the institution's internal regulations, which ensure a minimum and balanced representation of all the institut…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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