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Showing 30313040 of 21516 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 28 Mar. 2018 – no. 16-12707

French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

Subject toArticle L. 286 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, when implementing the powers of investigation, recording and prosecution provided for in this Code or when required on the basis of the Code…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…tes of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages ;2° The provisions of Articles 1, 2,8 to 11,15,18,28 to 35,38,47 and 48 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplemen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L312-17

In the event of a conviction for one of the offences mentioned in articles L. 312-14 to L. 312-16, the court may prohibit the organisation of public sporting events in the enclosure. Provisional enfor…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

I. - The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1, 223-9 and 223-15 for the distribution of cinematographic works other than those mentioned in article 222-7 and article 222-8,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-5

…ase of cinematographic works that have benefited from the provisions of article 17 of emergency law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 to deal with the covid-19 epidemic and cinematographic works that have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article D773-17

…Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 526-2n° 2013-372 of 2 May 2013D. 526-3No. 2019-191 of 14 March 2019D. 526-5n° 2019-191 of 14 March 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article D774-17

…Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 526-2n° 2013-372 of 2 May 2013D. 526-3No. 2019-191 of 14 March 2019D. 526-5n° 2019-191 of 14 March 2019

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-1

The examination of constitutional genetic characteristics consists of analysing the genetic characteristics of a person inherited or acquired at an early stage of prenatal development. This examinatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IX: Rehabilitation of convicted persons

Article 783

The pardon is either acquired ipso jure under the conditions provided for by Articles 133-13 et seq of the Criminal Code, or granted by the Investigating Chamber under the conditions provided for in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-5

…advertising operations referred to in Articles 119 and 120 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall declare to the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupa…

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