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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising and general information

Article L341-21

The fact that an advertiser disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that does not comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 313-3 to L. 313-5 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-21

The sums entered in the automatic foreign promotion account may be invested either in the foreign promotion of specific cinematographic works or in the foreign promotion of the companies' catalogue of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 211-7

Long-length cinematographic works are made: 1° With the assistance of film studios and laboratories established in France, on the territory of another Member State of the European Union or, when they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2312-21

In companies with at least three hundred employees, the quarterly information for the Social and Economic Committee provided for in 3° of Article L. 2312-69 sets out, month by month, the changes in th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to borough mayors, deputy borough mayors and borough councillors (R).

Article R2511-21

For the application of article R. 2123-5, the number of hours credited for one quarter is equal to: 1° One hundred and five hours for arrondissement mayors; 2° Fifty-two and a half hours for deputy ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-21

Notwithstanding the provisions of 5° of Article 713-20, the execution of the confiscation order may not, with regard to taxes or duties, customs and exchange, be refused on the grounds that French law…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article R5232-21

Failure to make the information provided for in I and II of article L. 5232-5 available to the public under the conditions defined in article R. 5232-20 is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Failure to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-21

The methods for calculating the financial indicators provided for in articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 are, as far as new communes are concerned, specified by decree in the Conse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Certain prior claims owed to agricultural producers

Article L624-21

Sums owed to agricultural producers by their buyers are paid, notwithstanding the existence of any other preferential claim with the exception of those guaranteed by articles L. 3253-2and L. 3253-5 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 undecies

…e are applicable to investments made or subscriptions paid from the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2009-594 du 27 mai 2009 pour le développement économique des outre-mer, with the exception of inv…

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