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Showing 131140 of 23043 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21-12-1990 n° 88-15.744

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-88

For transactions granted in the form of an overdraft authorisation repayable within a period of more than one month, the lender is required to send the borrower, on a regular basis, on paper or on ano…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Actions for nullity of partition

Article 887-1

The partition may also be annulled if one of the co-heirs has been omitted from it. The omitted heir may, however, request to receive his share, either in kind or in value, without annulling the parti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-88

If the competent authority of the issuing State does not take a decision within the period specified by the liberty and custody judge, the latter may decide to terminate the monitoring of the measures…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-88

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall define the conditions for application of this sub-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-88

The caisses d'épargne et de prévoyance are credit institutions and may, notwithstanding the provisions of article 3 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, carry out all…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Expert opinions as part of consultations on the economic and financial situation

Article L2315-88

The Social and Economic Committee may decide to use the services of a Chartered Accountant for the purposes of the consultation on the company's economic and financial situation provided for in 2° of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Leave for employees standing for or elected to parliamentary or local office.

Article L3142-88

Mayors and deputy mayors, the chairmen and vice-chairmen of departmental councils and the chairmen and vice-chairmen of regional councils benefit from the provisions of articles L. 3142-83 to L. 3142-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 311-88

For prior authorisation, the application must be submitted at least one month before the end of the shooting or, for works in the animation genre, at least one month before the end of the production o…

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

Article 411-88

The beneficiaries of post-production aid are both the production companies and the directors.However, the beneficiaries of the aid are the directors alone when the short cinematographic or audiovisual…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-88

In order to obtain the aid, cinema operators must complete and submit electronically, by 30 April 2022 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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