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Showing 46214630 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-28

…compulsory by law; 2° The attestations and certificates mentioned in II of Article 51 of Decree no. 2016-360 of 25 March 2016 on public contracts proving that it has fulfilled its tax and social secur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-10

…le II of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this article.II.-For the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article R1524-3

Articles R. 1411-7 to R. 1411-11, as amended by Decree No. 2016-1621 of 28 November 2016, are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-8

…17 December 2021R. 2123-11-3Decree no. 2003-943 of 2 October 2003 R. 2123-12 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 2123-13 to R. 2123-15 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2123-16 Decree no. 2021-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-18

…rdinary General Meeting called to vote on the conversion provided for in articles L. 228-12, L. 228-14 and in the second paragraph of article L. 228-15 sets out the terms of the conversion, the method…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-3

…references to the minimum wage; 6° In articles R. 421-1, R. 421-4, R. 426-16, R. 426-19 and R. 431-14, references to the provisions of the Labour Code are replaced by references to locally applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-4

…ements he has made. Health professionals bound by one of the agreements mentioned in article L. 162-14-1 of the said code and health services bound by an agreement with a national or local body managi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22

…llowing:1° Cash on an ancillary basis ;2° Financial contracts referred to in 5° of I of Article L. 214-20, which may be used solely for hedging purposes;3° The movable and immovable property necessary…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1115

…of occupants of residential premises or that provided for in the article 15 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1716 A

…applicable to securities delivered to creditors mentioned in Chapter I of Title IV of the law of 15 July 1970 who have lodged an objection in accordance with the requirements of Article 50 of the same…

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