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Showing 16911700 of 3518 articles for Art. CE 30 Dec 2010 n° 338197

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R734-16

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 163-1 to R. 163-3n° 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-8

…fined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, and distributors, as defined in Article 2(1)(e) of the same Regulation, failing to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-109

The termination or cancellation of a lease (numbers 85 and 86 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° An emolument proportional to the rent for the remaining years of the lease, according to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-4

…perating allocation for public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, calculated in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 5211-28 and L. 5211-28-1; 2° A lump-sum allocation as…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

…own rules aimed at prohibiting those involved in sporting competitions, the list of which is set by decree: a) from making sports predictions on any of the competitions in their discipline when they a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: French Development Agency

Article L515-13

I.-The Agence française de développement carries out a permanent mission of public interest within the meaning of Article L. 511-104. This mission consists of carrying out financial operations of all…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater A bis

…lat-rate tax is established for each item of rolling stock according to its type and use in accordance with the following scale:CATEGORY OF ROLLING STOCK RATES (in euros) Metro Power car and trailer 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

A levy is introduced for sports betting based on the gross gaming revenue, made up of the difference between the sums wagered by players and the sums paid out or to be paid out to winners. The sums wa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-28-1

…ntract authorising the communication to the public of a work on an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the transmis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-44-1

Failure by the lender to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles L. 313-30 to L. 313-32 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a le…

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