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Showing 65016510 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-6

…L. 228-35-6, L. 228-35-7 and L. 228-35-10, the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings may, at the request of any shareholder, enjoin the managers or the chairman of the board of director…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-13

…f two or more communes or the attachment of part of the territory of one commune to another commune may be transferred in whole or in part, as necessary, to the commune by order of the State represent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Processing of personal data

Article R7343-5

…s well as the right to limit the data recorded in the processing provided for in Article R. 7343-3, may be exercised with the departments of the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority, under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-8

…report provided for in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 shall be communicated annually to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in accor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-21

…6-10 and L. 236-11 are applicable to the demergers referred to in Article L. 236-20. Article L. 236-17 is applicable to sociétés anonymes participating in a demerger.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-8

…curity Code and, on the other hand, of health establishments mentioned in d of the same article, it may opt either for the application of the tariffs for hospital services of the establishments mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-6

…nts is preserved. "III-(Repealed)IV.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 1434-17 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "territorial health projects" are replaced by the words:…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157 bis

…31 December of the tax year, or meeting one of the disability conditions mentioned in article 195, may deduct an amount of:- €2,620 from their net overall income if this income does not exceed €16,41…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-7

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions adapting Book VIII

Article L958-2

For the application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands of articles L. 824-1 to L. 824-16, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° (deleted); 2° "chambre régionale des comptes" by "chambre ter…

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