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Showing 27512760 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…ng of Article 6 of Decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 implementing Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 and laying down the general principles governing the broadcasting of cinematographic and audiov…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352

1. Claims for the refund of duties and taxes levied by the customs administration, claims for the payment of rents and claims for the return of goods, with the exception of claims made pursuant to Art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-28

…egulation (EC) No 2991/94 laying down standards for spreadable fats and Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 on the protection of designations used in marketing milk and milk products and its annexes;…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-42

Cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the fiction genre that score at least 18 points, including at least 7 points for the Dramatic Content group and at least two of its sub-groups, are de…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13-1

…ovide in prisons and who, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 412-10 to L. 412-18 of the Prison Code, employ prisoners in a minimum proportion set by regulation.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-6

…s relating to canvassing or those relating to credit consolidation, provided for in Articles R. 314-18 et seq, is shown on a separate document, which may be attached to the form referred to in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Trainee working conditions.

Article L6343-2

…employment contract may not exceed the legal weekly and daily working hours set by articles L. 3121-18 and L. 3121-27 respectively. The maximum weekly working time set out above refers to all hours ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 425

A civil party duly summoned who does not appear or is not represented at the hearing is considered to have withdrawn his civil party claim. In this case, and if the public prosecution has only been se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-84

The real identity of the officers or agents of the judicial police who carried out the infiltration under an assumed identity must not appear at any stage of the proceedings. Revealing the identity of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1651 M

The chairman of the Commission des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires provided for in article 1651 , of the Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'aff…

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