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Showing 86718680 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…318-2 of the town planning code;16° Expenditure on the construction and major repairs of colleges;17° Expenditure on the maintenance and construction of the metropolitan road network;18° Expenditure…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…onsible; 16° Levies and contributions established by the laws on metropolitan property and revenue; 17° Expenses incurred by the application of article L. 2122-34 ; 18° (Repealed); 19° Expenses arisin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article R2241-4

…s of disabled workers to the various training schemes and the procedures for achieving this target; 17° The definition and conditions for the implementation of optional economic training initiatives w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for parties and third parties

Article A444-13

…contest certificate with order to sell 27.66 € 16 Service of specifications on the company 27.66 € 17 Notice to the debtor, the company and other opposing creditors, if any, of the date of sale of sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…under confinement, for the purpose of planning and sizing the equipment needed to control air flows;17° A summary list of the workers likely to be assigned to the site and the person or persons likely…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-5

…Civil Code, the examination of a person's genetic characteristics for scientific research purposes may be carried out using elements of that person's body taken for other purposes when that person, h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…s defined by articles L. 325-1 to L. 325-3 of the rural and maritime fisheries code. This exemption may be extended to the overseas departments by decree of the Conseil d'Etat;4° transactions carried…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-7

The activities carried out in a specific environment involving compliance with special safety measures referred to in article L. 212-2 are those relating to the practice of: 1° Scuba diving, anywhere,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-3

The Advisory Board referred to in Articles L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1 shall exercise the same powers in relation to the Board of Directors of the Office, in respect of the damage referred to in the third…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 193

…to 200, and, where applicable, the withholding taxes, levies and tax credits mentioned in article 117 quater, in I of l'article 125 A, to the articles 182 A, 182 A bis, 182 A ter, 182 B, 199 ter, 199…

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