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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 bis

The following shall be liable to a fine of €3,700:1° Any infringement of the provisions of a of 1 of Article 53 ; 2° Any refusal to provide the documents and information requested by customs officers…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 ter

A fine of 1,500 euros shall be imposed for obstructing access to, or the reading or seizure of, computerised records or documents, as referred to in b and c of 2 of Article 64, in cases other than tho…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414-2

Any act of smuggling or undeclared import or export shall be punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of between one and two times the value of the object of fraud, when committed intentional…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Third class

Article 416 bis

Opposing customs officers in the performance of their duties or refusing to comply with their orders in accordance with Article 53 (1)(b) and Article 61 (1) of this Code is punishable by one year's im…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R211-41

The secretariat of the classification committees and the classification commission is provided by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Programming projects representing programming commitments

Article R212-41

Each year, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée draws up a list of cinema operators who have notified a programming project.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-41

For the purposes of the points scales set out in this paragraph : 1° "Main venues" means the five venues with the greatest number of scenes; 2° "French-speaking country" means any member state of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval of investments

Article 211-41

The investment of sums held in their automatic cinema production account by production companies for the production of long-running cinematographic works is subject to the issue of an investment autho…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: The auction process

Article R322-41

Before placing the bids, the lawyer shall obtain from his client, against a receipt, an irrevocable bank guarantee or a bank cheque made payable to the escrow agent or to the Caisse des Dépôts et Cons…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consultation documents

Article R2162-41

The purchaser shall provide free, direct and full electronic access to the consultation documents throughout the period of validity of the system.

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