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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Sports and leisure equipment, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L242-50

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is impos…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

…or the tax credit, provided that the taxpayer indicates, in the declaration provided for in article 170 of this code, the personal services covered by article D. 7231-1 of the Labour Code in respect o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

Distributions of profits made by companies that have entered into an agreement with the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 195…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-20

…e possibility of issuing a bring or arrest warrant in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-17, the sentence enforcement judge and court may issue a search note designed to enable the sentence…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Penalties relating to consumer credit

Article L354-2

…the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 341-1 Resulting from Order no. 2019-740 of 17 July 2019 L. 341-2 and L. 341-3 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 341-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Automated fingerprint database

Article R40-38-1

The automated fingerprint file is governed by Decree no. 87-249 of 8 April 1987, as amended, relating to the automated fingerprint file managed by the Ministry of the Interior.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-4

…into account. However, for cinematographic works that have benefited from the provisions of article 17 of law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 on the emergency response to the covid-19 epidemic and for c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-5

…tes, except in the case of cinematographic works that have benefited from the provisions of article 17 of emergency law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 to deal with the covid-19 epidemic and cinematogra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Automated processing of personal data known as the "Automated Fingerprint File".

Article R142-41

…ssing of fingerprints, referred to in Article L. 142-2, is governed by Decree no. 87-249 of 8 April 1987, as amended, relating to the automated fingerprint file managed by the Ministry of the Interior…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

Without prejudice to the provisions of the loi du 17 mars 1909 relative à la vente et au nantissement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-…

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