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Showing 92719280 of 9704 articles for Art. CJEU – Agro – 16 Feb. 2017 – C-507/15

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1417

…Guadeloupe and Réunion, the income amounts are set at €33,774 for the first part, increased by €7,164 for the first half-part, €6,831 for the second half-part and €5,140 for each additional half-par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-1

Without prejudice to the respective powers of the institutions that its members represent, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière supervises the financial system as a whole, with the aim of preservi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

…009 Application for cancellation of the registrations referred to in the first paragraph of Article 166 of the Act of 1 June 1924 and in Article 204 of the said Act, pursuant to Article 98 of Decree n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis A

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…determined by the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge, personal or real sureties ; 16° Prove that he/she contributes to the family expenses or regularly pays the maintenance that he/s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-1

…legal regime applicable to them: 1° Covered deposits defined in application of 2° of article L. 312-16 or covered by an equivalent system; 2° Guaranteed commitments, including guaranteed bonds, and co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-1

I.-Any advertisement aimed at the consumer, broadcast on any medium or visible from outside the point of sale, mentioning a price reduction or promotional price on perishable food products must specif…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5 - Multi-year impact study of operating expenditure linked to exceptional investment operations

Article D1611-35

In application of article L. 1611-9, the multi-annual impact study on operating expenditure is drawn up for all exceptional investment projects. This study is attached to the presentation of the excep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

The certificate of aptitude provided for in Article R. 822-2 is organised each year. Candidates under Article R. 822-2 must submit their application, together with all official documents proving their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-9

I.-The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé issues the authorisation to open provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 5124-3 in accordan…

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