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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-4

The elements required for the information mentioned in article R. 2333-120-17-2 and the technical specifications for their electronic transmission, as well as the elements required for the accounting…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-1

I.-On receipt of the interested party's observations, the Agency may ask him to provide additional information and documents within a time limit that it shall determine and may submit these observatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-3

Where the applicant uses information provided to him by the customs administration, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, for purposes other than those provided for in this Cha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-1

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a registered design are detained after a request referred to in article L. 521-14 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a registered design may be de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-2

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a registered design are detained after an application referred to in Article L. 521-14 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments may be destroy…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-17-1

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions common to all sporting events

Article R331-17-1

The distribution or sale of printed matter or objects during an event may only take place under the conditions and in the places determined by the competent administrative authorities with the agreeme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Criminal provisions

Article R331-17-2

Organising a sporting event without the declaration required under article R. 331-6 is punishable by the penalties laid down for fifth-class offences. It is an offence punishable by the penalties laid…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-17-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by which, pursuant to Article R. 713-11, the judgment is notified to the lessor, informs the latter that…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Infringements relating to other documents

Article 1729 C bis

Filing the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 102 AG of the Book of Tax Procedures is punishable by a tax fine of €200 per account holder omitted.

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