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Showing 17211730 of 18819 articles for Art. CJEU – Coty – C-230/16 – 6 Dec. 2017

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

…d in application of this article, without prejudice to the provisions laid down in I of the article 6 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique; 6° Toute person…

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

Article 689-6

…tion of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163-0 A bis

For the taxation of the benefits mentioned in article 80 decies, the total amount paid is divided by the number of years for which the contributions were deducted. The result is added to the net overa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-2

…n the experiment relating to the recentralisation of the solidarity income mentioned in article L. 262-2 of the code of social action and families are no longer eligible for the fund mentioned in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B sexies

I. - 1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 1636 B septies and 1636 B decies municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax system vote each…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article R533-16-0

…including non-financial performance, and, where applicable, the methods used for this assessment; 6° The occurrence of conflicts of interest during the implementation of the shareholder engagement p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-16

…stment work carried out on a contract basis and, lastly, transactions on behalf of third parties...;6° Outstanding debt is obtained by aggregating long- and medium-term loans and debts;When the local…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-101-16

…stment work carried out on a contract basis and, lastly, transactions on behalf of third parties...;6° Outstanding debt is obtained by aggregating long- and medium-term loans and debts;When the local…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-160-4

…ticle L. 228-12-1 is held under the terms and conditions set out in articles R. 225-159 and R. 225-160. II.-The register of purchases and sales provided for in Article L. 225-211 to record transaction…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 ter D

…ers or service providers who carry out one or more of the transactions referred to in I of Article 1649 ter A and, where applicable, the properties rented. To this end, it collects information relatin…

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