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Showing 28112820 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-5

…ional assistance;9° Monitoring intestinal and urinary elimination and changing bladder catheters;9° bis Changing the support and the healed colostomy bag;10° Care and supervision of the person undergo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Normal operating mode

Article 726

…e offset against the French tax relating to each of these transfers, up to the limit of this tax.1° bis A 3%:- for transfers, other than those subject to the rate mentioned in 2°, of shares in compani…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-3

…eal suspending enforcement, without prejudice to the provisions of European Union law applicable;2° bis Decisions handed down by the Unified Patent Court;3° Extracts from conciliation reports signed b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3381-2

…ation locale";4° A l'article L. 3114-9, the words: "within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises" ar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-2

…ation locale";4° A l'article L. 3114-9, the words: "within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises" ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-2

Article L. 224-27, the I of article L. 224-28, articles L. 224-29, L. 224-30, L. 224-42 and the I and III of article L. 224-42-2 are also applicable to end users who are micro-enterprises, small busin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-10

…1-4 . They are also subject to the provisions of articles L. 612-20, L. 612-21, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 and L. 612-40 as well as article L. 612-23 for information received under article L. 6…

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

Article L2573-8

…III. - (Repealed)IV. - For the application of Article L. 2123-29, the words: "of Articles L. 2123-27 and L. 2123-28" are replaced by the words: "of Article L. 2123-28".

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-7

I. - Articles L. 5211-21, L. 5211-23, L. 5211-25-1, L. 5211-26, L. 5211-27 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-29-1

…o measure dust levels and, where applicable, to carry out the work provided for in articles R. 1334-27 and R. 1334-28 , as well as from the obligation to measure dust levels following completion of th…

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