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Showing 78117820 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-9

…y 2009, per square metre and per year:1° For advertising and signs displayed using a non-digital process:15 € in communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation whose population is le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…he town hall or, if the municipality does not own one, the rental of a house or hall to take its place; 2° Office and printing costs for the municipality's service and the costs of conserving the muni…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-12

…rom notification of the order. They may be extended if, during this period, an application for divorce or legal separation has been filed or if the family court has been seised of an application relat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

…een days of notification. Subject to the provisions of article R. 322-19 and unless a fixed date procedure is used, the appeal is heard in accordance with the procedure set out inarticle 905 of the Co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-15

The representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office at the court which handed down the sentencing decision shall be competent to forward to the competent authority of another Member State of the Euro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-52

When it is in possession of the necessary information, the Criminal Appeals Chamber shall decide, within a maximum of fifteen days, whether to recognise the decision sentencing the person to a custodi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card-related payment transactions

Article L361-1

…Article L. 511-7 of the French Consumer Code, are subject to an administrative fine that may not exceed the following amounts:1° €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity, with regar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-14

…lues and long-term interests of the investment firm. Within investment firms of significant importance in terms of their size and according to criteria relating to the level of remuneration of the per…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Penalties.

Article R310-22

…10-3 and R. 612-26 of the Monetary and Financial Code is liable to a fifth-class fine.A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance witharticle 132-11 of the Criminal Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-9

…referred to in Article L. 310-1 or in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 are required to implement procedures for the preparation and verification of the financial and accounting information necessary f…

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