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Showing 38513860 of 5011 articles for Art. BOI-IR-RICI-290-20 n° 180 s.

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-6

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Chapters I, II and IV of Title I of Book I;2° Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Chapter I of Tit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L452-5

…or processed is dangerous, shall be punished by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 600,000 euros. This amount may be increased, in a manner proportionate to the benefits derived from the offence,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-15

…ne with the cost of living index of the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. These fees are paid to the municipal revenue office. When these operations are carried out by nat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-9

…nt compensation of any kind received or to be received from other debtors in respect of the same loss. The sums awarded shall be paid by the guarantee fund for victims of acts of terrorism and other o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-ministerial cooperation and exchanges of information relating to the fight against trafficking in doping substances or methods

Article D232-103

The communication of information between the officials mentioned in article L. 232-20 relates in particular to :- the calendar of competitions or sporting events ;- statistics on analyses carried out…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-52

…minutes, which enables the jury mentioned in article R. 212-10-1 to verify the acquisition of skills. The candidate may use a video during the interview.This certification assessment situation allows…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: "Sports performance" speciality

Article A212-57

…minutes, which enables the jury mentioned in article R. 212-10-1 to verify the acquisition of skills. The candidate may use a video during the interview.This certification assessment situation allows…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-80

Each cylinder or set of cylinders of the same breathing gas is fitted with a pressure gauge or equivalent system to indicate the pressure during the dive. In the natural environment, each diver equipp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Mergers

Article L2312-41

…he European Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) no. 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on mergers. During this meeting, the social and economic committee or, where applicable, the economic committ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-71

…e normal contribution required to meet the probable expenses arising from claims and management costs. The amount of the normal premium must be indicated on the policies issued to their members by var…

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