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Showing 97119720 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Summary of customers

Article 289 B

…electronically. Taxable persons benefiting from the exemption system provided for in Article 293 B may submit the recapitulative statement referred to in III of this article using a paper form that c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-1

…assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services. Also considered to be economic resources within the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-2

…accordance with d of 2° of Article R. 336-1, the monitoring procedure is carried out by persons who may not also be responsible for carrying out transactions and risk selection. II - When the loans me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

…ctive coordination proceedings pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings; 3° The decision pronouncing the closure of the professional reco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…obtained from a reliable and independent source. IV.The verification obligations referred to in II may be deemed to have been fulfilled if one of the following conditions is met: 1° The identity of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Guidance Council

Article D561-51

…mission on the European risk assessment as provided for in Article 6(1) of Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-90

…ription of the nature of the activities and services designed to meet the needs of employers, which may include ad hoc support from the disabled person's employment adviser to prevent or alleviate dif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions

Article R5211-4

…t on the European Economic Area who, having been expressly designated by the manufacturer, acts and may be contacted by the competent administrative authorities in place of the manufacturer with regar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 277 A

…characteristics of the warehouse or suspensive tax regime requested. Orders issued by the Minister may institute simplified procedures and delegate decision-making powers to tax or customs officials;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Resolution measures

Article R613-73-1

I.-When a person finds itself in the situation referred to in III of Article L. 613-56, the resolution college, after obtaining the opinion of the supervisory college, shall examine without delay whet…

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