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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special tribute provisions

Article L334-1

…ni on 5 May 1992, no match or sporting event organised as part of or in conjunction with the French professional first and second division football championships, the French Football Cup or the Champi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L421-1

…t the reconditioning of the product ;b) The manufacturer's representative, when the manufacturer is not established in the European Union or, if there is no representative established in the European…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-19

The Conseil des maisons de vente is financed by the payment of professional fees paid by the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and based on the amount of gross fees received during the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-13

The professional activity to which the assets are assigned is subject to independent accounting, established under the conditions defined in the articles L. 123-12 à L. 123-23 et L. 123-25 to L. 123-2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-1

…appropriate subject to a fine, the removal of an unlawful, prohibited or unfair term inserted by a professional in any contract or type of contract offered or intended for consumers or non-profession…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article R112-4

The administrative authority mentioned in article R. 112-1 notifies the applicant of its formal position by any means that provides proof of its date of receipt. The agents mentioned in article L. 511…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 K

…erogation from Article 1651 H, in addition to the chairman, three agents of the administration, one notary and three representatives of the taxpayers. The taxpayers' representatives are appointed resp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-7

…nclature of training specialities approved by decree no. 94-522 of 21 June 1994. 2° Certificates of professional qualification registered in the national register of professional certifications and co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-5

…d a fine of €30,000. The same penalties shall apply if, in the course of their duties, a healthcare professional or a person who carries out tattoos in a professional capacity has personal knowledge o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health mediation and language interpreting

Article D1110-6

…ers to the interface function, based on oral translation techniques, provided between people who do not have a good or imperfect command of the French language and the professionals involved in their…

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