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Showing 61716180 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6261-18

The provisions of article R. 6251-3 are applicable to the reports of the experts appointed by the consular chambers mentioned in article R. 6261-16. The reports are systematically sent to the educatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal associations (R).

Article R2113-18

The provisions of articles R. 2511-17 and R. 2511-18 relating to the participation of associations in municipal life are applicable to communes resulting from a merger with more than 100,000 inhabitan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-14

…llowance for primary school teachers under the conditions set out in articles R. 2334-15 to R. 2334-17.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Capping of certain income tax benefits

Article 200-0 A

…9 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C and 199 unvicies and in XII of Article 199 novovicies, may not provide a reduction in tax due of more than an amount of €10,000.The total of the advantages…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…e of livestock effluent constructed, acquired or manufactured from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation equal to 40% of their cost price spread on a straigh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-41

…n 1°, 2° and 4° to 6° of Article L. 311-1 subject to a resolution procedure, the resolution college may decide to use one or more liability management structures to which all or part of the portfolios…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-7

…355-5, the application of this transitional deduction, in accordance with c of IV of Article R. 351-17. They also quantify the impact on their financial situation of the decision not to apply this tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-20

…R. 5139-14 ; d) The information contained in the register or records referred to in article R. 5139-17, in particular the procedures for keeping them and the information they contain; 2° Par arrêté de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-54

Artificial bathing areas that qualify as bathing areas with paid access within the meaning ofarticle D. 322-12 of the French Sports Code must meet the technical and equipment safety standards set out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-10

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 2311-16, the centres' activities are monitored on the basis of records and on site; this is carried out by the doctor in charge of the departmental ma…

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