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Showing 95419550 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Natural gas distribution

Article D2224-50

The report includes the following information: 1° An analysis of the quality of service provided by the distribution organisation, assessed on the basis of indicators relating to: a) Its tasks of oper…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-1

For the sub-category of services relating to the Trade and Companies Register mentioned in Table 2 of Article Appendix 4-7, the fee for each service: 1° Shall be claimed by the Registrar, when collect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Duties of the occupational physician.

Article R4623-1

The occupational physician advises employers, employees, staff representatives and social services. Within the scope of his duties: 1° He participates in the prevention of occupational risks and the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-1

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114, R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to chiropodists subject to the following ad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-21

The Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance shall set up a bureau comprising :1° Three representatives of the State, including the Regional Prefect, the Academic Regional R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

…y and Finance sets the conditions for this assimilation (1).The provisions indicated in 1a and 1a A may only be used to finance two-thirds of the cost price of the items defined therein.The companies…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…out an agricultural activity or an industrial, commercial or craft activity covered by Article 34, may benefit from a tax credit for new productive investments that they make in an overseas departmen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 6

…the income referred to in the first paragraph. Tax is assessed in both their names.2. The taxpayer may claim separate taxation for his children, where they derive income from their work or from asset…

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Article Annexe 8-1

…ct of the engagement or serviceArticle 10Recourse to collaborators and expertsThe statutory auditor may be assisted or represented by collaborators or experts. He may not delegate his powers to them.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

…f office limited to three financial years are defined in paragraphs 2 to 5. 02. A statutory auditor may be appointed for a term of three financial years by a company of which one or more members or sh…

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