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Showing 26712680 of 21091 articles for Art. CA Paris 20-5-2009 n° 08-2432

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-52

The operators mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 224-43 are informed of the numbers reported concerning them.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Telephone information

Article L224-58

…o inform the consumer of the tariff for this connection. This information must be provided systematically and prior to the consumer's express acceptance of the contact offer.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-5

Failing to provide the customer with a copy of the contract under the conditions set out in article L. 221-9 or delivering a contract that does not comply with the provisions of the same article is pu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-5

…proportion to the benefits derived from the practices in question, to 10% of average annual sales, calculated on the basis of the last three annual sales known on the date of the decision. The court…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-5

All advertising, with the exception of broadcast advertising, contains the following statement, irrespective of the medium used: "A loan commits you and must be repaid. Check your ability to repay bef…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Sports and leisure equipment, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L242-50

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is impos…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 bis

…ired to provide, at the same time as the income tax return for each financial year, a statement indicating the allocation of each of the passenger vehicles within the meaning of Article L. 421-2 of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 53 A

…e declaration and the documents provided for above are set by decree. (1) These provisions are applicable for the determination of results for 1999 and subsequent years.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 octies

…n showing in particular certain elements of the contract and their projected income during the application of the contract. A decree will specify the content and conditions for filing this declaration…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 sexies

…xes from which the members or shareholders and the company have been exempted, together, where applicable, with the late payment interest provided for in Article 1727, deducted from the date on which…

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