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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-14

Abusing a person's weakness or ignorance within the meaning of articles L. 121-8 to L. 121-10 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be incr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-8

The declarations mentioned in articles R. 762-1, R. 762-5, R. 762-10 and R. 762-11 are made electronically via the public website of the Ministry of Commerce. The acknowledgement of receipt referred t…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

The application for final approval must be accompanied by the following information and supporting documents: 1° A copy of the final contract concluded between the French executive production company…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

Any change in the marketing authorisation holder is subject to authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.The application must i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article Annexe article A43-6

I.-TARIFFS APPLICABLE TO LEGAL MEDICAL ACTIVITIES NATURE OF PROCEDURE REFERENCE of key letter COEFFICIENT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION 1° Life science medicine a) For a judicial visit involving one or more…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-11

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 4414-1 and R. 4414-2, the sums due to the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status with a population of at least 10,000…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1-1

I. - If the payer's payment service provider is located in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or Saint-Barthélemy and the payee's payment service provider is located outside France, regardless of the currency u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-67

Documents relating to an inter vivos gift (numbers 16 to 19 of table 5) give rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the value in full ownership (including in the case of a usufruct res…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

The publisher's safeguard or receivership proceedings do not result in termination of the contract.When the business is continued in application of articles L. 621-22 et seq. of the Commercial Code, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-25

I.-The free information, screening and diagnosis centre must inform the general director of the regional health agency of any changes to its organisational and operational procedures after it has been…

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