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Showing 29512960 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-7

…was the subject of the illegal operation. The court may, having regard to the circumstances of the case, decide that legal entities are wholly or partly jointly and severally liable for payment of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 B

…a document that must be submitted to the tax authorities, other than those mentioned in articles 1728 and 1729, will result in a fine of €150.The fine is increased to €1,500 in the case of the declar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1751

1. (Repealed). 2. In all cases where a breach of the invoicing rules as provided for in articles L. 441-9 and L. 443-3 of the French Commercial Code (1), the offender's business may be sequestered unt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-53

…ion occurring in France and outside national territory, within the following time limits: 1° In the case of a serious unexpected adverse reaction which has resulted in death or which is life-threateni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D593-2

In all cases where, pursuant to the provisions of this Code, a lawyer may request the issue of a copy of the file of the criminal proceedings, as well as in cases where, pursuant to Articles 77-2,80-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-101

…articular the assessment of the quality, safety and homeopathic use of the medicinal product in the case of homeopathic medicinal products, the risk-benefit balance of the medicinal product in the cas…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-24

…on French territory, of the protective provisions set out in articles L. 131-4, L. 131-5 and L. 132-28 of this code. The author may bring an action before the French courts in the event of a dispute b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-1

…135-2;2° Any work considered orphan in another Member State pursuant to Article 2 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain authorised uses of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

…based on publicly available numbering, 1° and 2° of I and II of Article L. 224-27, articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-39, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and the I of article L. 224-42-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…ese investments must not constitute a direct investment within the meaning of the loi n° 66-1008 du 28 décembre 1966 modified law relating to financial relations with foreign countries and the regulat…

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