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Showing 47314740 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZN

When a person not established in France is liable for one of the levies mentioned in articles 302 bis ZG, 302 bis ZH and 302 bis ZI, it must have a representative established in France accredited by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture of and trade in beverages

Article R3322-5

…tion is issued to the person responsible for organising it by the prefect of the département or, in Paris, by the police prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, by the Bouches-du-Rhône pol…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable to Martinique

Article A428-2

…comprises : a) The Prefect of Martinique or his representative; b) The Rector of the Martinique Education Authority or his representative; c) The Regional Academic Delegate for Youth, Commitment and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Premium rate telephone number

Article L132-21

Any breach of the obligations relating to the consumer assistance telephone number mentioned in article L. 121-16 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification procedure.

Article D332-6

Article R. 412-16 of the Forestry Code sets out the rules for camping, driving and parking motorised vehicles or caravans in protection forests as defined inarticle L. 411-1 of the Forestry Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Financing.

Article L3253-18

The insurance is financed by employer contributions based on the remuneration used to calculate contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme. The collection, control and litigation of these cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principle.

Article L2211-1

As stated in article 16 of the Civil Code reproduced below: "The law ensures the primacy of the person, prohibits any attack on his dignity and guarantees respect for the human being from the beginnin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-3

The information contained in bulletin no. 2 of a person's criminal record, where it relates to a conviction handed down by a foreign court, is withdrawn on expiry of the periods provided for in Articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R13

Military members of the gendarmerie referred to in 2° of Article 16 may only be authorised to effectively exercise the attributions attached to their status as judicial police officers when they are a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-7

…composition pénale includes the daytime activity measure provided for in 16° of article 41-2, it is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor's delegate, who ensures that it is carrie…

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