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Showing 52715280 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Miscellaneous provisions (R)

Article R5823-1

The provisions of article D. 5212-16.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-12

I.-The studies mentioned in II of Article L. 3512-17 are intended to examine, for each additive, whether it : 1° Contributes to the toxicity or addictive effect of the products in question and whether…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-32

…nditions set out in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the traceability of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…of the General Local Authorities Code in the version in force on the date of publication of Act No. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017.The classification of communes as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Insignia (R).

Article D2122-4

Mayors wear the tricolour scarf with gold fringed tassels in public ceremonies and whenever the performance of their duties may make this distinctive sign of their authority necessary. Deputies wear t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-24

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €37,500 if : 1° In their capacity as an employer, self-employed person, member of the liberal professions or self-employed person,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Skills of agents

Article R8112-6

For the application of Articles L. 242-7, L. 422-3 and L. 422-4 of the Social Security Code and Articles L. 751-21 and L. 751-48 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the Labour Inspectorate inspect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-132

Transfers of finance leases (numbers 116 and 117 of Table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° In the case of a straightforward transfer, a fee proportional to the amount of the residual investment on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-30

…the Code of Criminal Procedure, information held by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may not be used for purposes other than those provided for in this chapter. Disclosure of such infor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-43

…utions and late filing of salary declarations, the rate of increase provided for in Article L. 5424-17 is 1% per day of delay. This increase may only be applied after formal notice has been given by t…

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