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Showing 40014010 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-1

I.-The provisions of this chapter apply to contracts for the sale of movable tangible property between a professional seller, or any person presenting or acting as such, and a buyer acting as a consum…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-1

In the event of a dispute, during the conciliation provided for in Article L. 1411-1, the employer and employee may agree, or the conciliation and guidance office may propose, to put an end to the dis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-13

…ual media services must declare their turnover each month and, where applicable, provide any supporting documents at the request of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.The declaration m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

The turnover declared for each cinematographic work refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of the sums received by the publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services for dematerialised ac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-10

The sums representing the automatic financial aid to which publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services are entitled are calculated by applying rates to the amount of turnover declared by them a…

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

Article A212-52-1

For enrolment in a course preparing for the "sports development" speciality of the diplôme d'Etat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (State diploma in youth, popular education and sp…

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

Article A212-49-1

The consultative opinion of the national technical director mentioned in article R. 212-10-12 is required for the authorisation of training bodies preparing for the "sports development" speciality of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Special allocation for the financing of first numbering operations.

Article R2563-10

At the end of each financial year, the Prefect draws up, for each municipality and on the basis of the information collected, an annualised balance sheet of all the operations carried out, which summa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° The fact, for the qualified person mentioned in II of Article L. 5142-1, of releasing a batch of veterinary medici…

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