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Showing 501510 of 29738 articles for Art. Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Registration system

Article R1333-114

…plicable to the nuclear activity, in particular those of the decisions mentioned in Article R. 1333-113 of this code and Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-119

…e application relates to the use, outside any fixed installation, of ionising radiation sources, products or devices containing them, the dossier shall contain a description of the conditions of their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-11

…ded for in Article L. 1425-1, for a maximum period of thirty years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République, after agreem…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-11

…articles L. 111-19 et L. 111-20 du code de l'urbanisme.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-11

…utor, taxpayers complete a declaration in accordance with the model approved by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. The declaration is submitted to the Centre national du cinéma et de…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-11

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may audit the operating account or have it audited by an independent expert. The purpose of this audit is to check the regularity and fairness of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-11

…n two years after the date of their first commercial showing in France, the minimum percentage is reduced to 20%.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-11

The election of staff representatives takes place no more than four months and no less than one month before the expiry of the term of office of the current members.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Selection of the feature film representing French cinema at the Oscars

Article A210-11

…the Foreign Language Film Oscar is selected by a committee made up of: 1° Two exporters; 2° Two producers; 3° Two directors; 4° A person qualified in the field of cinema. The members of the committee…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-11

The rapporteur does not take part in the deliberations.

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