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Showing 16211630 of 4867 articles for Art. CJEU – Bellone – 30 Apr. 1998 – C-215/97

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Labelling of preparations

Article R5121-146-3

Ampoules or other small primary packaging on which it is impossible to include all the information provided for in Article R. 5121-146-2 may bear only the information provided for in a, c, d and h of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 B

Subject to the derogations provided for in article 204 C, income subject to income tax in accordance with the rules applicable to salaries, pensions or life annuities free of charge shall give rise to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article D6124-247

For activities falling under categories B, C and D as provided for in Article R. 6123-166, the authorisation holder must ensure that the equipment used to expose patients to ionising radiation is conn…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

…excluding independent productions within the meaning of articles 71 and 71-1 of Law n° 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication and co-productions. V.-The remuneration due t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6

…tlement of payments under Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…ference price per seat determined under the conditions provided for in articles L. 212-28 to L. 212-30 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, included in the declaration of receipts referred to i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article L2331-3

…he value added tax collected in application of A to C of XXIV of Article 55 of Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 on the finances for 2023;4° The proceeds of the contribution on mineral water ;5° T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-26

…h the medical devices that are the subject of the clinical investigation is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-34

…is assessed in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles L. 2232-12 and L. 2232-13. The 30% and 50% rates mentioned in the same articles are assessed at the level of all the undertakings o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 412-10

…company, payment is made on the basis of the agreements between them;2° To distribution companies, 30% of the amount. If there is more than one distribution company, the payment is made on the basis…

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