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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-8

The persons referred to in 2° and 3° of article R. 814-58-6 as well as their authorised employees or the persons to whom authority has been given to carry out the dematerialised procedural acts in que…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-8

…3 of the criminal record and enjoyment of civic rights in the State of which the person is a national. For persons who are not of French nationality, these guarantees are established by the productio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-8-1

…wenty-five years of the exemptions from property tax on built properties provided for in articles 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code are compensated in accordance with the provisions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-25

During searches, the identities consulted also include the result of the verification carried out by the service managing the file in accordance with Article 706-53-3 using information communicated to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44-8

The period referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 613-23-2 shall be four months. The date of the end of the investigation phase referred to in the same paragraph is notified without delay to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89-1

…refusal or fails to make a decision within the time limit stipulated in 3° of II of article R. 232-89 ; 2° If no agreement is reached within the time limit mentioned in the first and third paragraphs…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-8

I.-Any contract entered into in breach of the substantive and formal rules set out in articles L. 222-2-1 to L. 222-2-5 shall be deemed to be for an indefinite period. II - Failure to comply with the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-24

I.-Pursuant to the provisions of 3° of Article 706-53-7, may directly query the file, via a secure telecommunications system, based solely on the identity of a person who has applied for recruitment,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8-1

Blood and blood components may be used for research purposes, whether or not they have been collected by the Etablissement Français du Sang. In this case, the research is carried out using samples tak…

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