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Showing 51715180 of 23994 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 27-10-2004 n° 03-15.769

French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1791 ter

The fine of €100 to €750 provided for in I of Article 1791 is set at €2,000 to €10,000 in the case of illicit manufacture, possession, sale or transport of tobacco. This fine is set at €100,000 to €50…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-1

…rom the loi n° 2021-1729 du 22 décembre 2021 pour la confi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Disciplinary powers

Article R612-46

The Sanction Committee is convened by its Chairman. It may only deliberate if at least three members are present. If, pursuant to Article L. 612-10, a member other than the Chairman does not take part…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-14

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-25 to L. 217-27 relating to after-sales services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-28

The declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 is accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. The conditions of presentation and the content of the declaration of division are d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-9

I.-In order to carry out one or more of the activities provided for in 1° to 10° below, the internal-use pharmacy must have an authorisation expressly mentioning this or these activities or issued tac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2-1

When one or more local authorities are supplied with water intended for human consumption by abstraction works owned by private individuals and not covered by a public service delegation, the State re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-209

For the purposes of this section, advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis mean the advanced therapy medicinal products mentioned in 17° of Article L. 5121-1.For the purposes of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-29

The spouse of the foreign national mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 421-27, as well as the couple's children, will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article R421-49

For the application of the third paragraph of Article L. 421-27, the issue of a multiannual residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile seconded employee" may also be refused to the foreign natio…

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