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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-32

…spections, and are kept by the exhibitors in accordance with the procedures set out in I of article L. 102 B of the livre des procédures fiscales ; 3° At the end of each film week, operators of cinema…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-38

…on of or removing from the national register of companies a person mentioned in 2° to 6° of Article L. 123-36 is punishable by a fine of €4,500 and six months' imprisonment.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-3

The rights of press publishers and press agencies resulting from Article L. 218-2 may be assigned or licensed. These rightholders may entrust the management of their rights to one or more collective m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee of financial obligations

Article L211-39

…ovider, the beneficiary or any third party in respect of the collateral referred to in I of article L. 211-38 relating to financial securities are determined by the law of the State in which the accou…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2392-3

Without prejudice to Article L. 2392-2, the State and its public establishments accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and sent in electronic form by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-3

…repare annual accounts and a management report in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 533-5 is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-3

…orfeiture of the benefit of the procedure for dealing with overindebtedness provided for in Article L. 761-1 is pronounced by the commission, by a decision subject to appeal, or by the protection liti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-32

…request, with a certificate from the social security bodies, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-22, is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-36

…tworks, including ducts and drawing chambers, subject to, when the competences mentioned in article L. 1425-1 are exercised by another territorial authority or another public cooperation establishment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-3

When the statutory auditor of a legal entity referred to in Articles L. 612-1 and L. 612-4 identifies, in the course of carrying out his assignment, facts likely to jeopardise the continued operation…

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