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Showing 32613270 of 20660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 Nov. 2003 – no. 00-10382

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…mposed for the breaches mentioned in 9° and 14° to 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and in 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,000 for a natural person and 10% of the turnover for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Transfers of public and ministerial offices

Article 724

…rate applies to deeds passed and agreements entered into from 10 May 1993.*Cf. Instruction 1996-08-13 7D-1-96. *

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…nes may not exceed €50,000 [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2013-679 DC of 4 December 2013], in the event of opposition to the taking of the copy referred t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…ersons. II - In this section, the term "owner" means : 1° For the buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-15, the owner or owners of the built property; 2° For the private portions of buildings mention…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article L133-14

…ognise the efforts made by the municipalities and parts of municipalities referred to in article L. 133-13 to structure a tourism offer of excellence; 2° To encourage and promote the implementation of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-26

…Article L. 115-13 entails the application of a fine equal to 10% of the sums not communic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-6

…luntary payments and contributions from companies as provided for in articles L. 3332-11 to L. 3332-13 and L. 3334-10. In addition, if the plan rules so provide, companies may, even in the absence of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous benefits

Article R3423-12

For application in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, article R. 3261-13-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 3261-13-1 -The other shared mobility services mentioned in article L. 3261-3-1 include: 1° The sel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-7

…rm employment contract to the employee within two days of recruitment, in breach of article L. 1242-13, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-21

…this chapter and, in particular, the composition of the establishment referred to in article L. 411-13, the procedures for its organisation, operation and control and the conditions for agreements wit…

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