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Showing 27212730 of 68114 articles for Art. R 123-38 · Cass. com. 17 February 2015 · C. com. Art. L 145-1

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-17

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to Article L. 3661-15 are as follows:I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account :1° Tables summarising the status of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12: Uncooperative platform operators

Article 1740 D

I.-If a platform operator within the meaning of I of Article 1649 ter A is subject, in less than twelve months, to at least two of the measures mentioned in II of this Article, the implementation of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 8: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article A322-177

Pursuant to article R. 322-37 of the French Sports Code, the person responsible for hiring out or repeatedly making available second-hand personal protective equipment must draw up a management sheet…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions relating to the accessibility of works to people with sensory disabilities

Article 211-17

In return for receiving production aid for French-initiated feature films, production companies must ensure high-quality access to these works for the deaf or hard of hearing and the blind or partiall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-17

In all cases, an acknowledgement of registration of the challenge is automatically presented to the person when they have validated and sent their challenge. This document can be downloaded or printed…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 ter

Unless authorised by the customs authorities, goods imported under the temporary admission procedure and, where applicable, the products resulting from their processing or working, may not be transfer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-17

In the event of a vacancy, the seat of a full member is filled by the alternate member. In particular, a vacancy is established when the full members cease to hold office or when they no longer meet t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation based on selection for festivals

Article 721-17

Sums are calculated for the selection at festivals of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 when the following conditions are met:1° The cinematographic work has no…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-17

The application for authorisation to invest is no longer admissible after a period of fifteen months following payment of the expenditure incurred by the on-demand audiovisual media service publisher.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-17

The investment of sums registered in its automatic video publishing account by a videogram publisher is subject to the issue of an investment authorisation.

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