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Showing 47914800 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

…ount of this allocation is reduced by applying the rate provided for 2017 in V of Article 33 of Law 2016-1917 of 29 December 2016 of the 2017 Finance Act. For 2018, the amount of this allocation, to w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-6

…ed for in Articles 24 and 24 bis and the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 33 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press, unless these offences result from the content of a message pl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-2-1

…atment of candidates and transparency of procedures defined in Article 1 of Order No 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 on public contracts.The national councils of the orders may set up a central purchasing bo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Transitional provisions relating to the solvency margin.

Article R334-30

French undertakings authorised on 23 July 1976 to conduct one or more of the classes mentioned in 1 to 17 of article R. 321-1, and whose total annual written premiums or contributions as at 31 July 19…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3351-2

…CABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title IIID. 3133-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019D. 3133-27Book IITitle IID. 3221-4Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article R912-1

…5-49, R. 225-51, R. 225-106 and R. 227-1-1, the reference to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910-2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II

Article R962-1

…5-49, R. 225-51, R. 225-106 and R. 227-1-1, the reference to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910-2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article R952-3

…5-49, R. 225-51, R. 225-106 and R. 227-1-1, the reference to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910-2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prohibition of certain materials in medical devices

Article L5214-1

From 1 July 2015, the use of tubing containing di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in concentrations exceeding levels set by order of the Minister for Health is prohibited in paediatric, neonatal and maternit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ethics officers in health authorities and bodies

Article R1451-16

…ecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in article 26 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.

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