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Showing 82018210 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

…ents constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter represent, as at 31 December 2017, more than 80% of all the technical provisions within the meaning of Title IV of Book III, cons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic transmission of budget documents to the State representative

Article D1612-15-1

…r metropolises, the obligation to transmit by electronic means applies to documents relating to the 2017 financial year and to the administrative account relating to the 2016 financial year.III. - For…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-68

…oing control over the management of the company by the Management Board.The Articles of Association may make the conclusion of the transactions they list subject to the prior authorisation of the Supe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of a right to build on a property

Article 238 octies A

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 271

…ed that these transactions give rise to the right to deduct, the tax from which the taxable persons may deduct is, as appropriate:a) That shown on the invoices drawn up in accordance with the provisio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ownership of patents

Article L613-29

…of a patent application or patent is governed by the following provisions: a) Each of the co-owners may exploit the invention for his own benefit, subject to equitable compensation for the other co-ow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…ppointment and dismissal of the director and his deputy;15° The conditions under which the director may be awarded the mission allowances defined in article R. 6133-29 ;16° The application for certifi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-7

The deliberations relating to the acts mentioned below are enforceable as soon as they have been approved by the supervisory authority: 1° The initial budget, amending budgets and the implemented budg…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…he same VI are subtracted from the amount obtained. The quantities mentioned in 2° and 3° of this 1 may be entered in the accounts either for the purposes of calculating the incentive tax relating to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…nt parks; 4° Machinery specially designed or put into service for nuclear use, the failure of which may result in the emission of radioactivity; 5° Weapons, including firearms; 6° The following means…

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