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Showing 68016810 of 9794 articles for Art. CJEU – C-64/21 – 13 Oct. 2022

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-1

…I of article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), indexed according to the rate mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 2334-7.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

In French Guiana and the Department of Mayotte, a special equipment tax is introduced for the benefit of public establishments created pursuant to Article L. 321-36-1 of the town planning code.This ta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction of labour inspection officers

Article L8112-2

…to working and housing conditions contrary to the dignity of persons, provided for in articles 225-13 to 225-15-1 of the same Code; 2° Infringements of preventive measures decreed by regional health…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5218-2

…r decision, to the member municipalities classified as tourist resorts in application of article L. 133-13 of the Tourism Code or as tourist municipalities in application of article L. 133-11 of the s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-3

…Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-1

…ssional secrecy with regard to this information, under the conditions and penalties of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-15

…e the perpetrator has been finally convicted, the persons mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article 230-13 may request the deletion of data recorded in the processing, unless the public prosecutor or magi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-60

…udgetary and accounting management. In order to be enforceable, the resolutions provided for in 9°, 13° and 14° of article D. 211-59 must receive the express approval of the ministers responsible for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

…the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety and Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on gener…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 159 quinquies

…shareholders and by sociétés immobilières de gestion governed by Article 1 of Decree no. 63-683 of 13 July 1963, to their unitholders, under conditions set by decree (1), of the construction premiums…

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