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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-49

…the health crisis, the calculation rates mentioned in article 919-37 are increased for two successive periods under the following conditions:I. - For the period between 14 July 2021 and 10 August 202…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Local Direct Tax Commission

Article 1650

1. In each commune, a communal direct tax commission is set up with seven members, namely: the mayor or the deputy mayor, chairman, and six commissioners.In communes with more than 2,000 inhabitants,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

…9, the Agency may add to this financial penalty a daily fine for each day of supply disruption observed, which may not exceed 30% of the average daily turnover achieved in France by the company in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-26

…identified on the list of bans mentioned in article L. 232-9.II - The following are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000:1° The prescription, administration, application, trans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-1

…28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 of municipal councils with a population less than or equal to 150,000 inhabitants benefit from an allocation under this grant. The allocation for each municipalit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-6

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 441-3 to L. 441-5 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and €375,000 for a legal entity.The maximum fine incurred is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-16

An administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and up to €2 million for a legal entity shall be imposed for:a) Failing to comply with the payment deadlines provided for in I of Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

…ccount when determining prices.II.Any breach of the provisions of I is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for an individual and up to €375,000 for a legal entity.The maximum fine in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Financial penalties imposed by the Regional Health Agency

Article L5472-1

…otice. III. - The amount of the financial penalty provided for in I of this article may not exceed €150,000 for a natural person and 10% of the turnover for the last financial year, up to a maximum of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-1

Any holder of shares in a company may give a commitment to all of the company's employees to share with them part of the capital gain on the sale or repurchase of his shares on the day he sells or rep…

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