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Showing 8190 of 61329 articles for Art. L. 331-1 + Art. L. 343-1

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation and declaration

Article L331-8

…on of motor vehicle races on roads open to public traffic is subject to authorisation under article L. 411-7 of the Highway Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation and declaration

Article L331-5

…o licence holders in a discipline for which authority has been delegated in accordance with article L. 131-14 and involving the award of prizes in cash or in kind, the value of which exceeds an amount…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-12

…Article D. 331-11 the film or audiovisual work in question meets the conditions…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-27

…ordered any measure to prevent access to an online public communication service pursuant to Article L. 336-2, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (French Audiovis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-19

The administrative authority issues a declaration receipt to the organiser when the application is complete. This receipt is also sent by the prefect to the local police authorities concerned by the e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-19

For the purposes of I of article 220 terdecies of the French General Tax Code, a company is considered to be a video game creation company if, on the one hand, it is responsible for the artistic and t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-4-1

Any competition, meeting, demonstration or public event other than those provided for in articles R. 331-4, R. 331-6, R. 331-20 and R. 331-46, in a sport for which no federation has been delegated and…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-1-1

Developed camping and caravanning sites are intended to accommodate tents, caravans, mobile leisure homes and light leisure dwellings. They consist of bare pitches or pitches equipped with one of thes…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions common to all sporting events

Article R331-17-1

The distribution or sale of printed matter or objects during an event may only take place under the conditions and in the places determined by the competent administrative authorities with the agreeme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-32

…cted by law. They are notified to the parties, who may lodge an appeal with the Paris Court of Appeal. The appeal has suspensive effect.

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