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Showing 921930 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Bed and breakfast.

Article R324-16

…o declare set out in article L. 324-4 is punishable by the penalties laid down for third-class offences.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-16

Family holiday homes provide regular care for children by organising a variety of recreational and educational leisure activities. They provide adults with a programme of socio-cultural and leisure ac…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE V: PENAL PROVISIONS.

Article L150-16

Reports of infringements of the provisions of this book and the decrees adopted for its application shall be forwarded without delay to the Public Prosecutor. Copies of the reports shall be sent to th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-16

…rganiser of the holiday must arrange for the evacuation or repatriation of guests to their usual place of residence or to another location managed by an approved organised adapted holiday organisation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-16

…L. 115-15 are controlled by the agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, authorised for this purpose by the president of this…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-16

…es. The lists of candidates and the supporting documents shall be submitted to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée no later than three weeks before the closing date of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-16

…atory Control Committee does not reach a decision, it refers the case to a subsequent meeting. If necessary, it may ask the rapporteur to carry out further investigations and then set a deadline for t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

…ights in the cinematographic work and there is an obligation in the country of the majority co-producer to legally deposit cinematographic works or an obligation in lieu thereof to which it is subject…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-16

The enforcement judge may reserve the right to verify the enforcement of his decision and, to this end, prescribe the necessary measures.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Attachment of successively enforceable claims

Article R211-16

In the event of a dispute, the garnishee pays the outstanding debt to a receiver appointed, in the absence of an amicable agreement, by the enforcement judge hearing the case. If the sums sequestered…

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