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Showing 83818390 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 A

…of the technical merger loss resulting from the cancellation of the shares in the acquired company may not give rise to any subsequent deduction.Where the acquiring company acquired the securities of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-1

…ch Communities; > c) One representative appointed after consultation with the Association of French Mayors c) A representative appointed after consultation with the Assemblée des départements de Franc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 A

…rcise of the profession, acquired or manufactured as from 1st January 1960 by industrial companies, may be calculated according to a degressive depreciation system, taking into account the depreciatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-20

…Capital expenditure.Where appropriate, by decision of the governing body, intervention expenditure may be the subject of a separate budget.These appropriations are limited. They are specialised by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-5

…ther Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may carry out these samples and analyses if it can demonstrate equivalent resources, quality of prac…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-1-2

The court may only authorise precautionary measures or compulsory execution measures in respect of property belonging to a foreign State if one of the following conditions is met: 1° The State concern…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-3

…n order of the Minister for the Economy.III. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may withdraw the authorisation held by a manual changer, either at the request of the institution or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-2

…following provisions:"VII - Medical biology examinations intended to establish a prenatal diagnosis may only be carried out in the health agency authorised for this purpose by the senior administrator…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-14

…spect to a given risk module, or both in part, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require that undertaking to submit a realistic transition plan to extend the scope of its model.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions and forfeitures.

Article A211-3

…wheelers, when the vehicle carries only one passenger in addition to the driver; a second passenger may, however, be carried when the vehicle is a tandem. In addition, where the vehicle is fitted with…

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