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Showing 87818790 of 9503 articles for Art. CJEU – C-593/21 – 13 Oct. 2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-1

…contract in the event of misconduct or professional inadequacy, as provided for in article R. 6152-413 ; 2° Opinion on the dismissal of a contractual practitioner with an open-ended contract, as provi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…pment, materials or appliances, uses another company, under a subcontract governed by the loi n° 75-1334 du 31 décembre 1975 relative à la sous-traitance.2. A joint order by the ministers responsible…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Special schemes

Article 223 L

1. (not applicable).2. Group companies may not benefit from the tax credit mentioned in articles 220 quater and 220 quater A.3. Deductions made by group companies under the provisions of II of article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4-1 (art. A212-76)

…Analyse the economic, social, political and cultural characteristics of the reference territory OI 113 EC Analyse the impact of public policies on the activity of the organisation OI 114 EC Formalise…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…ty Code;10° Articles L. 212-14, L. 232-25 to L. 232-27, L. 241-2 to L. 241-5 and L. 332-3 to L. 332-13 of this Code.II. - Furthermore, no one may teach, lead or supervise a physical or sporting activi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38-1

I. - For the application of the provisions of Articles L. 131-16 and L. 131-16-1, La Française des Jeux implements automated processing of personal data relating to bettors and bets placed on sports b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-20

…s is specified in the plan rules. These payments must comply with the provisions of article L. 3332-13 of the French Labour Code. The ceilings for annual payments into the collective company pension s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

…he recipient organisation; 9° A copy of the nominative social declaration provided for inArticle R. 133-14 of the Social Security Code; 10° (Deleted) 11° A certificate, issued by the executive product…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…ovided for in Title II of Book IV of the Criminal Code; 2° ter Offences provided for in Articles L. 1333-9 à L. 1333-13-11, L. 2341-3 à L. 2341-7, L. 2342-57 à L. 2342-81 and L. 2353-4 à L. 2353-14 of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-11

…s: 3.9;- 5 venues: 4.8;- 6 and 7 venues: 5.5;- 8 and 9 venues: 6.2;- 10 and 11 venues: 6.9;- 12 and 13 venues: 7.6;- 14 venues and more: 8.3.

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