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Showing 32113220 of 32485 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-12-2001 n° 1726

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article R3515-5

Selling or offering tobacco products free of charge to a minor in a tobacconist's, shop or public place in breach of the prohibition set out in article L. 3512-12 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5

At the end of the period referred to in Article 4 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précité, transfers of State taxes represent at least half of the resources allocated by the State to all local au…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article R2131-5

The transmission to the prefect or sub-prefect of public contracts of municipalities and their public establishments other than public health establishments includes the following documents: 1° A copy…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-59

The documents for the electronic auction consultation shall include the following information:1° The elements of the bids to which the auction relates;2° Where appropriate, the minimum and maximum val…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the supervision of practice

Article A322-52

In the absence of a classification published in the official bulletin of the relevant delegating federation, the instructor himself determines the classification of the river course on which he is emb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article R722-5

The Public Prosecutor is represented before the Commercial Court under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 122-2 et R. 212-12, R. 212-14 and R. 212-15 of the judicial organisation code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-5

The line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-12 to submit its written observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5

MODEL FORM FOR DECLARATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS-MICRO-ENTREPRISE 1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capacity of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-50

The result of the profit and loss account for each of the activities mentioned in 1° of Article R. 6145-12 is allocated, during the financial year following that to which it relates, in accordance wit…

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