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Showing 24712480 of 17922 articles for Art. Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam [2007] UKHL 32

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article R511-2

Documents drawn up by the officials referred to in Chapter I of Title I of Book V may be signed in digital format.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-34

Renewal of one of the work permits referred to in articles R. 5221-32 and R. 5221-33 may be refused where : 1° The foreign national concerned fails to comply with the terms of the work permit he or sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract

Article R6222-4

…renticeship period. This wage may not be less than the rates set out in articles D. 6222-26 to 6222-32. Where benefits in kind are granted, the contract sets the conditions under which they are deduct…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-1

A foreign national who has been recognised as a refugee under Book V will be issued with a ten-year residence permit. A foreign national who has been recognised as a refugee under Book V will be issue…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article R241-1

…131-2 of the French Heritage Code are deposited are set out in articles R. 131-1 to R. 131-7, R. 132-24 to R. 132-32 and R. 133-1 of the French Heritage Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book VI: Banking and financial institutions

Article R641-2

…Article L. 612-2 who fails to make the transfer referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 612-32 is liable to a fifth-class fine.Repetition of the offence provided for in this article is punisha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…° Any tobacco product manufacturer or importer who places a tobacco product on the market without having submitted the declaration defined in Article L. 3512-17 ; 2° Failure by a tobacco product manuf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-5

…ations representing them, are liable to a fine of €45,000 if they fail to send the annual report provided for in Article L. 3512-7 to the Minister for Health or knowingly omit to make public the expen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-6

…ocedures set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, are liable to: 1° The suppression, removal or confiscation of the prohibited advertising at the offenders' expense; 2° In the event of a re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

I.-A fine of 100,000 euros shall be imposed on :1° Any direct or indirect propaganda or advertising of tobacco, a tobacco product or the ingredients defined in article L. 3512-1 in breach of the ban l…

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