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Showing 12211230 of 11860 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Jan. 2019 – no. 18/09522

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-18

The decision provided for in Article

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-4

…ticle L. 230-3 is taking place and to any establishment mentioned in article L. 322-2 in which physical or sporting activities are practised, as well as its annexes, without the authorisation provided…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-4

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-5 to L. 224-25-9 relating to the formation, modification and duration of the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-18-3

When a commune ceases to be eligible for the allocation, it receives, as a non-renewable guarantee, an allocation equal to half of that which it received the previous year. When a commune ceases to be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-5

…o in I or in Article L. 613-70 fails to fulfil its obligations under paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 59 of European Commission Regulation (EU) 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182-1

…the declarant has not been convicted of a crime or one of the offences mentioned in article L. 212-9 by requesting an extract from the criminal record (bulletin no. 2) dated less than three months fr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-18-3

…the end of their training period, they submit these documents to the training supervisor. A certificate will be issued by the training supervisor if the training period has been properly completed. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-3

The certificate drawn up by the person responsible for the second-hand resale certifies that the second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical device has been serviced as part of the accreditation referred…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-40

…for the selective aid for the distribution of unreleased works provided for in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of deliberation no. 2021/CA/18 of 27 May 2021 until…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-18-1

1° The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 to 11 and 15 of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 as amended on foodstuffs intended for infants and…

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