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Showing 96019610 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by this title may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Reproductions made from a lawful source, strictl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article A231-1

…and the dental examination;4° For sports disciplines, practised in competition, for which the fight may come to an end, notably or exclusively when, following a blow, one of the opponents is in a stat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27

…quirement at the level of the subsidiary. IV - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I bis: Tax on the market value of real estate owned in France by legal entities

Article 990 E

…rticle 990 D or, for property, rights or holdings already owned on 1 January 2008, no later than 15 May 2008 ; e) Or who declare each year by 15 May at the latest, at the place set by the order provid…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-8

…s information is supplemented by the following statement: "the rights and obligations of the member may be modified by riders to the contract, concluded between (name of the insurance company) and (na…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-3-1

…onal risk assessment document and its updates. IV-The organisations and bodies set up by the branch may assist companies in drawing up and updating the single occupational risk assessment document pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-50

…lly encourage the development of microbial flora; d) Release contaminants into water at levels that may result in non-compliance with the quality requirements for water intended for human consumption.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

…is to be taken from a health establishment far from the donor's usual place of residence, the donor may bring the matter either before the court of first instance within whose jurisdiction the donor r…

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

Article 212 bis

…eneral Code of Local Authorities;4° A partnership contract, as defined by Ordinance No. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 on partnership contracts, in its version prior to the entry into force of Ordinance No.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7-1

…ideration and under which the legal entity carrying out the research which hosts the natural person may be granted ownership or enjoyment of all or part of the rights attached to the patent protecting…

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