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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-15

…This procedure and the rate of the fine are set by decree in the Council of State. The police court may also order the offender to pay five times the fees of which the municipality or inter-municipal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-15

…r's absence, a document informing him that he will receive a notice of the fine at his home address may be left on the vehicle. Failure to leave this document, however, does not constitute grounds for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…such property, are subject exclusively to the tax regime provided for in I and 1° of II of article 150 U. For the purposes of this provision, companies whose assets, at the close of the three financi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15

…sions by sending all relevant documents, including a copy of the decision or decisions and bulletin No. 1 of the criminal record of the person concerned. Unless he or she has already been notified of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-15

…the supplementary budget.In the event of the signing of a city contract defined in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion, the Lyon metropolitan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-157

…ny company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in article R. 5121-150, that, due to their concerns regarding the safety of a medicinal product, the marketing of the m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15

…or licensed members of approved federations and national-level sportsmen and women.This information may be processed electronically by the Agency with a view to organising tests. It may be used for th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-15

…phs, a local authority, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or a mixed syndicate may make available to another local authority, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-151

…at d'éducateur sportif du premier degré and the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du deuxième degré may be awarded to candidates who are or have been top-level sportsmen and sportswomen under the cond…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-15

…0 to €304 5.60% From €305 to €912 2.80% From €913 to €3040 1.40% Over €3040 0.28%The initiation fee may only be levied once in connection with the recovery of the same debt.It is payable by the debtor…

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