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Showing 16711680 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Contributions to a company, legal entity or grouping

Article 809

I. - Subject to the provisions of I of l'article 257 :1° Deeds of formation of companies or economic interest groupings which do not contain a transfer of movable or immovable property, between the pa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-15

Pursuant to the provisions of 9° bis of article R. 332-2, companies are authorised to hold the units or shares of companies whose object is strictly real estate, with the exception of companies whose…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-8

…du même code ; c) The special increase for assistance of a third party referred to in Article L. 30 bis of the Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraites and in Article 34 of Decree no. 2003…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

…1 et 2 de l'article 20, Article 23(1) to (4), Article 24(1) and (2), Article 25(1) and (2), Article 27(5), Article 28(1), Article 29(1), Article 32(1) and Article 33(1) of amended Regulation (EC) No 8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…1-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 612-6 to L. 612-8law no. 2013-672 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

…d of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-19

…company or in an establishment of a company mentioned in 1° to 10° of article R. 5142-1 on 22 March 2003 are deemed to meet the conditions of practice mentioned in articles R. 5142-16 to R. 5142-18.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…sures de simplification de l'action publique localeL. 2123-1-1 to L. 2123-2the law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5 and L. 2123-6 to L. 2123-8 the law no. 2002-276 of 27 February…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L744-4

…213-3 with the exception of points 5 and 13 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 213-4 Act no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 213-4-1Law no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 II - For the purposes of Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article L773-31

…41-1 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 541-2 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 541-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 541-4 to L. 541-6 with the exception of II Order no. 2016-827 of 23 Jun…

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