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Showing 43814390 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – 9 Nov. 2000 – C-381/98

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Instructions and packaging.

Article R5133-1

…r use, possible limits of use and detection and, where appropriate, the need for special equipment; 9° The indication "in vitro use"; 10° If necessary, the word "danger".

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-11

…s come mainly from the proceeds of the assigned taxes mentioned in the first paragraph ofArticle 1609 novovicies andArticle 1609 tricies of the General Tax Code and in II ofArticle 59 of the Finance L…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-16

The amount of bonuses may be allocated directly to the mathematical provisions or transferred, in whole or in part, to the provision for bonuses referred to in article R. 343-3. Amounts transferred to…

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

Article R48-1

…in a withdrawal of points allocated to the driving licence subject to the provisions of article R. 49-8-5 relating to the reduced fixed fine; 2° Offences relating to transport and traffic punishable u…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, informed by the competent authorities of the State in which the registered office or principal place of business of the institution referred to in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

…w no. 2005-845 of 26 July 2005 on safeguarding businesses, in application of Title VI of Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 on the legal recovery and liquidation of businesses or, under the system in fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-33

…fits, revalued where applicable under the conditions provided for in articles 1 and 2 of decree no. 98-1024 of 12 November 1998 implementing article R. 322-7 of the Labour Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater K ter

The management centres mentioned in article 1649 quater C and the approved associations mentioned in article 1649 quater F may have as members all the taxpayers mentioned in the same articles, subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-4

…ode and the third and seventh paragraphs of I of article 41 of the Social Security Funding Act for 1999(no. 98-1194 of 23 December 1998).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…raphers, newspaper directors and drama and music critics whose gross annual income does not exceed €93,510. However, when their amount is set by law, these allowances are always deemed to be used in a…

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