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Showing 42714280 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – 9 Nov. 2000 – C-381/98

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-21

…When a matter is referred to it by the Commission de régulation de l'énergie pursuant to Article 39-1 of Law 2000-108 of 10 February 2000 on the modernisation and development of the public electrici…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-5

…ning of Article 3(i) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on an internal market for digital services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Regulat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-31

…rchés financiers may have recourse to :1° Members of its staff ;2° Pursuant to 2° of Article L. 621-9-2 : a) The General Secretariat of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ;b) To the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

…de" are deleted; 2° In the title of sub-section 2, the word: "mixed" is deleted; 3° Article R. 1110-9 is replaced by the following provisions: "Art. R. 1110-9.-The Conciliation Board referred to in Ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1731 A

The late payment interest provided for in

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-18-3

…the endowment received in the last year in which the commune was eligible by a coefficient equal to 90% in the first year and then decreasing by one tenth each year.In addition, when, from 2000, a com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-56-3

…l and derivative contracts mentioned in Sections 4 to 10 of Section C of Annex I to Directive 2004/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instrume…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to decisions taken by professional leagues

Article R132-18

Pursuant to II of article 21 of the law of 12 April 2000 and by way of exception to the application of the two-month period provided for in the first paragraph of I of this article, the period on expi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3664-1

…contributions;6° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-1

…contributions; 4° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the service…

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