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Showing 30313040 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-19

Video game production grants are awarded to video game developers acting as delegated production companies. Aid may be awarded to several companies acting jointly as part of a co-production.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-18

Selective financial support is available for video game production.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-22

Aid for video game production is awarded in consideration of the criteria set out in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-24

The total amount of aid for video game production may not exceed 50% of the expenditure referred to in article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial arrangements

Article R2393-35

When the contract has been awarded by the State and the contractor uses a State department as a subcontractor, the services covered by the subcontract do not give rise to any payment to the contractor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-30

If a company other than a société par actions includes among its shareholders a société par actions holding a fraction of its capital greater than 10%, it may not hold any shares issued by the latter.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-31

Where shares or voting rights in a company are owned by one or more companies which it directly or indirectly controls, the voting rights attached to those shares or voting rights may not be exercised…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-37

With the exception of disputes relating to voluntary sales by public auction of wholesale goods, which are brought before the commercial courts, the civil courts alone have jurisdiction to hear legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-36

Public auction sales of State-owned movable property and all sales of movable property carried out in the domanial form shall continue to be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-38

A decree in the Council of State shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter.

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