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Showing 34613470 of 5672 articles for Art. 12 juill. 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-18

Persons registered on the lists of sworn brokers mentioned in article L. 131-12 may, in the activities reserved for these brokers, refer to their status as "courtier de marchandises assermenté près la…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-10

…of the information obligations set out in articles L. 221-5, L. 221-6, L. 221-8, L. 221-11, L. 221-12 to L. 221-14 is liable to an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and €75,00…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Control.

Article L1271-16

Information relating to the persons mentioned in 1° and 3° of the A of article L. 1271-1 paid by pre-financed universal service vouchers under the conditions defined in article L. 1271-12 is communica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-32

…r measurements of electromagnetic fields to check compliance with the limit values set, pursuant to 12° of article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, in order to protect the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZE

…s introduced on the proceeds of the additional premiums or contributions provided for in Article L. 125-2 of the Insurance Code relating to cover against the risk of natural disasters. This levy is pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical auxiliaries.

Article L4423-3

…and Futuna Islands, the words "and in the services mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2112-1 and in article L. 2311-4 " are deleted. II. - For the application of article L. 4311-12 in Wall…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2391-17

…t holder is a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman within the meaning of Article R. 2351-12, the frequency of advance payments is set at a maximum of three months. This period is reduced to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-15

…code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 include the costs of storage, handling, transport and destruction of the goods. The met…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-13

…Article R. 742-9. The referral letter shall include the information provided for in Article R. 742-12.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-56

…oms;2° The floor area is at least 5 square metres per person;3° The air volume is at least equal to 12 cubic metres per person.

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