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Showing 21812190 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-16

The AMF may carry out surveillance, monitoring and investigation activities at the request of foreign authorities with similar powers. Where such activities are carried out on behalf of authorities of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-16

…of the reports made pursuant to article R. 412-14-1 or the report referred to in article R. 412-15, may issue injunctions. If the injunctions, addressed jointly to the approved natural or legal person…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-16

…un to run. In fixed-term insurance, the premium due on the effective date of the insurance contract may be split. However, if the amount of a covered loss exceeds the fractional premiums already paid,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 duovicies

…article 238 bis HO made before 1 January 2009 is deductible from overall net income; this deduction may not exceed 25% of this income, up to an annual limit of €19,000 for single, widowed or divorced…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Authorised and certified operators

Article R2343-16

…possession of a certificate issued by a certification body meeting European certification standards may present to the purchaser a certificate of registration issued by the competent authority or the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-16

…ary sessions and meetings of the committees of which they are members. Any reduction in this amount may not exceed, for each member, half of the indemnity that may be allocated to him pursuant to this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Share subscription or purchase options

Article L212-16

Options giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares may be granted under the terms and conditions set out in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 of the French Comme…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1642-1

The seller of a building to be constructed may not be relieved, either before acceptance of the work or before the expiry of a period of one month after the purchaser takes possession, of construction…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-16

…37-The rents for leases of buildings or premises governed by this chapter, whether renewed or not, may be revised at the request of either party, under the conditions laid down by deliberation of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-16

…37-The rents for leases of buildings or premises governed by this chapter, whether renewed or not, may be revised at the request of either party, under the conditions provided for by the deliberation…

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