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Showing 50215030 of 10885 articles for Art. CE 21-10-2013 n° 358873

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-28

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of points 1 and 2 of Chapter IV, 1 and 2 of Section IX "Raw milk, colostrum, milk products and colostrum-based products" o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-4

…rder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the application of I, after the words "the Banque de France", the following words are added: ", and the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer," III - For the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-4

…rder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the application of I, after the words "the Banque de France", the following words are added: ", and the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer," III - For the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-4

…rder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the application of I, after the words "the Banque de France", the following words are added: ", and the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer," III - For the appli…

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

Article R784-8

…of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 201…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 C ter

…ty or public inter-municipal cooperation body with its own tax system decides otherwise, in accordance with the conditions laid down in I of Article 1639 A bis, properties located in the priority urba…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation

Article L2541-1

…t are applicable to the communes of the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, with the exception of those of articles L. 2121-1, L. 2121-9, L. 2121-10, L. 2121-11, L. 2121-15, the second pa…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-4

For the purposes of inspecting goods placed under customs supervision pursuant to Article 134 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-7

…subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1457

…mentioned in article L. 135-1 of the French Commercial Code of which the total gross remuneration received for this activity during the reference period defined in article 1467 A, is less than the lim…

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