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Showing 87918800 of 50010 articles for Art. CJEC – Metro I – 25 Oct. 1977 – case 26/76

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 753

All securities, sums or values existing with the depositaries designated in Article 806 I, and which are the subject of joint or several accounts with joint and several liability shall be considered,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior application for examination of an activity

Article R151-4

When an entity governed by French law submits a request to the Minister for an opinion as to whether all or part of the activity of this entity falls within the scope of I of Article L. 151-3, the Min…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementation

Article L7332-2

The cooperative for activity and employment is responsible for the application, for the benefit of the associate salaried entrepreneurs, of the provisions of Book I of Part Three relating to working h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5111-1-1

I. - When their purpose is to ensure the joint exercise of a competence recognised by law or transferred to their signatories, the agreements concluded between the départements, the Lyon metropolis, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Compulsory declaration of vaccinations.

Article R3111-8

I.-The minor's admission is subject to presentation of the health record or any other document mentioned in article D. 3111-6 attesting to compliance with the obligation set out in article L. 3111-2:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-23

I.-Packaging units of tobacco products manufactured in France, imported from a non-European Union Member State or originating from a European Union Member State or intended for export to a non-Europea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-17

I.-The person whose gametes have been collected or retrieved and preserved in the context of medically assisted procreation for a parental project in application of article L. 2141-1 is consulted each…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-31

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 121, the compensation due, pursuant to article R. 121-3, to authorised associations that have entered into an agreement with the first president and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deferral and forfeiture

Article D1435-36-2

The sums notified by the regional health agencies corresponding to the commitment authorisations used up are prescribed in application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 1435-10 for the benefit of…

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