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Showing 42514260 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

…ncy virus pursuant to Article L. 3122-1; 3° bis Payment of compensation pursuant to Article L. 1221-14; 3° ter The payment of compensation pursuant to articles L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16 and L. 1142-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article R112-7

When providing the service referred to in I of Article L. 112-14, the following is punishable by a fifth-class fine 1° Provide cash against payment by means of a payment instrument included in the lis…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article D221-13-1

The competent authority referred to in Articles 7 and 8 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions, responsible for the alert mec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-21

…e to the establishment, the judicial representative or the association mentioned in Article L. 3253-14: a) The connection identifiers ; b) The employees' first and last names; c) The registration numb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for the "rehabilitation" option

Article D6124-209

…structure authorised to carry out medical and rehabilitation care pursuant to I of Article R. 6123-144, this agreement provides in particular for: 1° An assessment of the patient's care to be carried…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1825 A

…4-8 of the Highway Code ;d. Either been convicted under articles 222-8, 222-10, 222-12, 222-13, 222-14, 227-15 or 227-16 of the Penal Code or a measure withdrawing parental authority pursuant to Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-9

…Article L. 561-2; f) By an order of the Minister of Justice for the persons mentioned in 12° bis to 14° of Article L. 561-2; g) By an order of the Minister for Sport for the persons mentioned in 16° o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Alert

Article L4002-1

…this Part may be the subject of an alert under the conditions set out in Articles 7 and 8 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated profess…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-2

…aning of Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.II. - Pursuant to I, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-5

…c product which does not comply with the rules on the substances it contains, as set out in Article 14 and Article 15(1) and (2) of the same Regulation, shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and…

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