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Showing 96719680 of 50010 articles for Art. CJEC – Metro I – 25 Oct. 1977 – case 26/76

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article R451-4

In the case provided for in 2° of article R. 451-1 : 1° In the event of an auction sale of furniture left on the premises, this shall take place under the conditions provided for by article R. 433-5.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1-1

As an exception to article L. 752-1, the projects mentioned in 1° to 6° of the same article L. 752-1 which are not considered to result in artificialisation of the land within the meaning of V of arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article D144-12

I. - Information held by the Banque de France on company directors and sole traders may be communicated to the entities mentioned in article L. 144-1. II. - When it relates to decisions taken in the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-5

The assets of a fonds commun de placement d'entreprise mentioned in article L. 214-165-1 may include shares in sociétés anonymes à responsabilité limitée issued by companies governed by law no. 47-177…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-4

I.-The request for authorisation to disclose connection data referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 450-3-3 specifies for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of having t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat leprosy

Article D3112-13

The application for authorisation should be sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which the leprosy centre is to be located, together with a dossier, the content…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceeding limit values

Article R4451-80

I.-When a worker's exposure exceeds one of the limit values laid down in articles R. 4451-6, R. 4451-7 and R. 4451-8, the employer shall immediately take steps to: 1° Stop the exposure; 2° Determine a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-4

The information document provided for in IV of Article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 contains the information set out in the attached model. Annex to article A. 132-4-4 of the French Insuran…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 J

I. - The amount of the levy referred to in article 204 A may be adjusted upwards or downwards at the taxpayer's request.However, when a change in the situation mentioned in 1 of article 204 I has occu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

I. - 1. Taxpayers who have been domiciled in France for tax purposes for at least six of the ten years preceding the transfer of their tax residence outside France are taxable on the transfer in respe…

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