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Showing 85318540 of 9794 articles for Art. CJEU – C-64/21 – 13 Oct. 2022

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6

…statement based on its amount, the statutory auditor determines one or more materiality thresholds. 13. In determining the nature and extent of audit procedures to be performed, the statutory auditor…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56

…go to any place where property is likely to be found that is subject to confiscation under Article 131-21 of the Criminal Code, in order to carry out a search with a view to seizing such property; if…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…points More than 11% and less than or equal to 12 23 points More than 12% and less than or equal to 13 21 points More than 13% and less than or equal to 14 19 points More than 14% and less than or equ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-4

…ceptives in all their forms and routes of administration. 11° Homeopathic medicines. 12° Laxatives. 13° Oral vitamins and minerals. 14° Folic acid in doses recommended for the primary prevention of em…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L763-10

…2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-3 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 451-4Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° In a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-180

…hip court for the appointment of an administrator of the property of a non-present person (article 113 of the Civil Code) 37.73 € c) Acts and formalities taken in application of article 147 of the law…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…ect of 2003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), increased by 95% of the amount of the general decentralisation allowance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009;7° ter Management companies established in another Member State of the European Union o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…Tocqueville, Paris, represented by Henri Chatel, its Chairman. IT WAS NOTED THAT : a) Laws no. 72-1130 of 21 December 1972 and no. 74-909 of 30 October 1974 amended the legislation governing the Guar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 100

1. The declarant is authorised to rectify registered declarations subject to the following reservations:a) the correction must be requested :on import, before the customs service has authorised the re…

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