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Showing 63116320 of 8303 articles for Art. CJEU – C-452/17 – 21 Nov. 2018

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for parties and third parties

Article A444-13

…11 Summons to the first distraining creditor to proceed with the formalities for the forced sale 20.21 € 12 Service of the sale date on the debtor 20.21 € 13 Notification to the debtor of the unavaila…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…r the measures designed to ensure that patients are kept informed and that their care is continuous;21° Where applicable, the invoicing and payment arrangements for the medical procedures mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…ers of the teaching and hospital staff of university and hospital centres, governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of university and hospital c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

I. - Beverages consisting of:a) A prior mixture of beverages with an actual alcoholic strength not exceeding 1.2% vol. and alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 of the Code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Form, content and transmission of the contract

Article L1254-15

The employment contract includes the following clauses and information: 1° Clauses and information relating to the relationship between the temporary employment agency and the temporary employee: a) T…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-2

…investment firm which carries on any of the activities referred to in 3, 6-1 or 6-2 of Article L. 321-1, where the total value of the consolidated assets of the investment firm, calculated as an aver…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A

I. - For the purposes of calculating free transfer duties, in the event of a gift in full ownership of a craft business, a business, an agricultural business or the customer base of a sole proprietors…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AF

I.-Where an intermediary is subject to a reporting obligation similar to that provided for in Article 1649 AD in several European Union Member States, the cross-border scheme is declared exclusively t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes established and collected as direct taxes for the benefit of local authorities and various bodies

Article 1641

I. - A. - In return for the costs of tax relief and non-assessments that it assumes, the State collects 2% of the amount of the following taxes:a) Property tax on built-up properties;b) Property tax o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-2

…bjectives defined by the water development and management master plans in application of article L. 212-1 of the Environment Code;b) The objectives and fundamental guidelines of the flood risk managem…

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