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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379

…the lien for legal costs and other privileged costs and the lessor's lien provided for in article 2332 of the Civil Code, up to a limit of six months' rent.2. The administration also has a legal mort…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of holders

Article 309

…nder the conditions determined by the administration, the sealing formality provided for by Article 308 : 1° Holders of test stills, as defined by ministerial order (1); 2° Scientific and educational…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-35

…ks, direct allocations are granted in addition to the sums invested pursuant to Articles 211-66 and 311-57, in respect of applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021 for new audiovi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Exceptional provisions specific to the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements.

Article R670-3

…in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle; 2° The order provided for in article R. 642-30 in addition to the information specified in article R. 642-22, includes the information specified…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

…le: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 343

…dministration; the Public Prosecutor may bring it as an accessory action to the public prosecution. 3. In proceedings referred to customs officers pursuant to I and II of Article 28-1 of the Code of C…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Interested in fraud.

Article 399

…trators of the offence and, in addition, to the disqualification penalties provided for in article 432 below.2. The following are deemed to be interested partiesa) Natural or legal persons who have an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-37

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 131-16 and L. 131-16-1, the delegating federations may implement automated processing of personal data relating to the participants in these compet…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38

The processing authorised by article R. 131-37 may concern categories of personal data relating to:1° The identity of the person subject to the betting ban provided for in c) of article L. 131-16 (sur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-39

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the delegating federation responsible for authorised data processing shall send the Commission nationale de…

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