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Showing 40814090 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

…l of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the verification of compliance with food law, feed law, animal health and welfare rules, plant health rules an…

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

Article L511-17

Officers are empowered to carry out checks on the conformity of fresh fruit and vegetables with the marketing standards provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 20…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-22

…uction and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-21

…uction and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L717-7

The formule exécutoire referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 shall be annexed by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle to any final decision of the Offic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-5

…suant to article L. 521-3-1 is punishable by the penalties laid down in 1 of VI of Article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 44

Articles 21 and 22 of this annex are applicable to Title V of the law of 1 June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, and relating to forced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R1221-27

Each year, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé draws up a summary report on haemovigilance and transfusion safety. This report is sent to the Minister for Health an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-18

In the event of a dispute concerning the application of 1° of I of article L. 213-16 and article L. 213-17, the matter may be referred to the Cinema Mediator pursuant to article L. 213-1 . The cinema…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-2

…ed at the age of majority, by declaration made to the administrative authority pursuant to articles 26 to 26-5, persons who have been habitually resident on French territory since the age of six, if t…

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