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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-10

…by this book is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. When the offence has been committed in an organised gang or on an online public communication network or when the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2193-10

The threshold provided for in Article L. 2193-10 above which a subcontractor who has been accepted and whose terms of payment have been approved is paid directly by the purchaser is set at 600 euros i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishments, services or organisations without an in-house pharmacy

Article R5126-108

In addition to the treatments prescribed for a specific person, the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in I of article L. 5126-10 may hold certain medicines, products or objects menti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-10

…d L. 1612-14 has the effect of suspending the implementation of this budget until the end of the procedure. However, the provisions of article L. 1612-1. In addition, expenditure on the investment sec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-14

When the contested payment notice has been notified by the Agence nationale de traitement automatisé des infractions, the rectifying payment notice is notified by the same means. The municipality, the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-10

Any breach of the information obligations set out in articles L. 221-5, L. 221-6, L. 221-8, L. 221-11, L. 221-12 to L. 221-14 is liable to an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-10

…cooperation with the administrations of the other Member States are carried out by the liaison office of the Directorate General for Labour referred to in Article R. 8121-14. This liaison office resp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-10

The local tax on outdoor advertising is liquidated by the administration of the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation that collects it, on the basis of the declarations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10

The licence application is sent to the prefect mentioned in article R. * 7123-9, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall specify the place chosen as the agency's registered offi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-10

The funds available to Assédic are paid to Unédic, which manages them in accordance with the conditions laid down by the decree provided for in Article L. 5427-10.

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