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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Appointment

Article 131-1

The members of the advisory committees are appointed by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animé…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Appointment

Article 131-2

The committees include an equal number of women and men as full and alternate members. If there is an odd number of seats to be filled, the difference between the number of women and the number of men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L6242-4

…e course of which the offence was committed, in accordance with the conditions laid down in article 131-27 of the Criminal Code; 3° Temporary or permanent closure of the medical biology laboratory und…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-61

…26 of the Penal Code;2° Disqualification, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, from holding a public office or from exercising a professional or social a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1750

…e to the following additional penalties:1° Prohibition, in accordance with the terms of the article 131-27 of the Penal Code, from directly or indirectly exercising, on their own behalf or on behalf o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers and bakery signs

Article L132-28

…r as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social acti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Borrowings issued in France by international organisations

Article 131 ter A

Interest, arrears and all other proceeds from loans issued in France by international organisations are exempt from the withholding tax defined in 1 of Article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to decisions taken by delegated federations

Article R*131-46

Pursuant to II of article 21 of the law of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, if a delegated sports federation remains silent for two months, it is deemed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-15

…r as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social acti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Snowball sales and services

Article L132-20

…r as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social acti…

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