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Showing 42414250 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D744-6

…icable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019D. 213-9n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-16

The decision declaring the appeal inadmissible in the case provided for in article R. 743-14 or rejecting the statement of appeal in the case provided for in article R. 743-15 shall be handed down by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-70

…ollowing categories of products and spare parts: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 laying down safety requirements for bicycles: a) Wheels; b) Pedals; c) Ped…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 286 ter

The following shall be identified by an individual number:1° Every taxable person who carries out supplies of goods or services entitling him to deduction; a) (Repealed) b) (Repealed) c) (Repealed)2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work carried out from a work plan

Article R4323-59

Falls from a work surface must be prevented by: 1° Integrated or securely fixed rigid guardrails of appropriate strength, placed at a height of between one metre and 1.10 m and comprising at least : a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…atsoever: 1° Personal protective equipment within the meaning of 1) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2016/425: (a) Not accompanied by, or not provided with a secure and easily accessible internet link…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-17

The deposit provided for in articles R. 49-14 and R. 49-15 shall be paid in cash, by cheque made payable to the Treasury, by bank card, by remote payment or by international bank transfer, in accordan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-10

Chapter III of Title IV of Book I of this Part, as amended by Act No. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice in the 21st century, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-8

…organising and operating the expert body referred to in Article R. 2212-7 are set out in Decree no. 2016-522 of 27 April 2016 on the infrastructure financing support mission.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Real estate investment companies and real estate management companies

Article 139 ter

…15 March 1963; 2° By management property companies governed by article 1 of decree no. 63-683 of 13 July 1963.

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