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Showing 61216130 of 25774 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-10-1988 n° 87-12.117

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions relating to the accessibility of works to people with sensory disabilities

Article 211-18

The creation of digital subtitling and audio description files and the adaptation of these files to any digital broadcast medium must comply with the methodological requirements of the Charter on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7125-7

The President or the Vice-Presidents delegated by the President who, in order to carry out their mandate, have ceased their professional activity benefit, if they are employees, from the provisions of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 bis

The following shall be liable to a fine of €3,700:1° Any infringement of the provisions of a of 1 of Article 53 ; 2° Any refusal to provide the documents and information requested by customs officers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-16

An administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and up to €2 million for a legal entity shall be imposed for:a) Failing to comply with the payment deadlines provided for in I of Article L…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-3

…de hasard en ligne or by the company holding exclusive rights mentioned a ̀ l'article 137 de la loi n° 2019-486 du 22 mai 2019 relative à ̀ la croissance et a ̀ la transformation des entreprises.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L835-1

…ableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 810-1 to L. 812-2L. 813-1 to L. 813-4L. 813-5La loi n° 2023-22 du 24 janvier 2023 d'orientation et de programmation du ministère de l'intérieurL. 813-6…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L836-1

…ableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 810-1 to L. 812-2L. 813-1 to L. 813-4L. 813-5La loi n° 2023-22 du 24 janvier 2023 d'orientation et de programmation du ministère de l'intérieurL. 813-6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Council (R).

Article R2113-16

In the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et dans les communes déléguées menti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-3

Where the project promoter is a local authority, the provider of equity crowdfunding services shall inform it and the investors of the offences set out in Articles 432-10 to 432-12 of the French Penal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-5

The provisions of Articles 72, 75, 76, 77, 80, 87, 88, 89 and 90 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) shall apply to the clinical investigations provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 82 of Regulatio…

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