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Showing 29612970 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…ver of less than ten million euros calculated in accordance with European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVIII: Declaration of commissions, brokerage, rebates, fees, royalties, partners' remuneration and profit shares

Article 240

…same time as the income tax return. It is also filed in the cases provided for in the article 89.1. bis The declaration provided for in 1 must show separately for each of the beneficiaries the amount…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AB

I.-The administrator of a trust defined in Article 792-0 bis of which the settlor or at least one of the beneficiaries is domiciled for tax purposes in France or which includes property or a right sit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 G ter

…the transfer has been exempted. The duties, plus late payment interest as provided for in article 1727, must be paid in the month following, as the case may be, the breach of the undertaking or the ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-7

…tion covered by medical or business secrecy:1° To organisations responsible for toxicovigilance ;1° bis To the Institut national de recherche et de sécurité pour la prévention des accidents du travail…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-28

…a threat to public order, public security or State security, as referred to in 5° of article L. 531-27, where it deems this necessary to ensure appropriate consideration of the application, in particu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Refusal and termination

Article L551-15

…plied for asylum, without a legitimate reason, within the period stipulated in 3° of article L. 531-27.The decision to refuse material reception conditions taken in application of this article shall b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-28

…it from, an indemnity in lieu of leave determined in accordance with Articles L. 3141-24 to L. 3141-27. The indemnity is payable whether the employee or the employer is responsible for the termination…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3361-2

…Y STAND To Book I In Title III D. 3133-2 Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019 D. 3133-27 Book II Title II D. 3221-4Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Information for foreign creditors and declaration of claims

Article L693-1

…to them. In the event of all or part of the claim being contested, the provisions of Article L. 622-27 shall apply. The thirty-day time limit provided for in this article shall not apply to the produc…

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