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Showing 431440 of 31968 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 8-6-2005 n° 02-47.689

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-88

For the application of 2° of article L. 228-99, where there are securities giving access to the capital, the company making the free share allotment shall transfer to an unavailable reserve account th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L733-8

Article L. 165-1 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Act No. 2011-1978 of 28 December 2011.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L732-8

Article L. 165-1 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Act No. 2011-1978 of 28 December 2011.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-8

Where the convicted offender has been the subject of one or more decisions to withdraw a reduced sentence, the notice of the expiry date of his custodial sentence sent by the head of the prison to the…

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

Article 411-89

To be eligible for post-production support, the works must have been the subject of an application for an exhibition licence or have obtained one during the year of the application for support or duri…

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

Article 411-87

Selective financial aid is awarded after completion to production companies and directors to reward the quality of the production of short films and audiovisual works.

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Grafting activities referred to in Article R. 6122-25

Article R6123-81

Organ transplants and haematopoietic cell transplants may not be carried out as part of the self-employed activities of statutory full-time practitioners as provided for in Article L. 6154-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Grafting activities referred to in Article R. 6122-25

Article R6123-80

The health establishment authorised to carry out organ transplant or haematopoietic cell injection activities provides medical care for patients before and after the transplant or injection procedure.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle IV: Other procedures

Article 843

The court is seised by delivering a copy of the summons to the court registry. This delivery must be made before the date set for the hearing or the summons will lapse. Lapse is established ex officio…

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