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Showing 44014410 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – 9 Nov. 2000 – C-381/98

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 D

From 1st January 2000, premises acquired, fitted out or built with a view to creating temporary or emergency accommodation facilities that are the subject of an agreement between the owner or manager…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23

…y may impose the following sanctions on persons who have breached the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 or L. 232-17: 1° A warnin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…ities issued by the Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale instituted by Article 1 of Order No. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 on the repayment of the social debt ; b) Shares in sociétés d'investissemen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Information to be provided by distributors and rules of conduct

Article Annexe art. A522-1

APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 522-1 OF THE INSURANCE CODEISIN code Name Management company Unit of account risk indicator (SRI): 1 (low) to 7 (high) Performance of the unit of account (A) Management fees of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-11

If the checks are carried out following the discovery of a crime or offence referred to in article L. 3354-1, the officer or agent of the judicial police sends : 1° The first blood sample taken, toget…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 161

…greater than the amount of the contribution. Where the rights have been received, as from 1 January 2000, as part of an exchange transaction under the conditions provided for in article 150-0 B, in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 F

Failure to file the declaration referred to in article 223 quinquies C carries a fine of up to €100,000.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1639 A ter

…ommunal cooperation prior to the date of the decision placing it under the tax regime of article 1609 nonies C remain applicable as long as they are not revoked or amended.Deliberations made with rega…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-11

…rd-party liability cover as defined in article L. 211-1;2° Contracts in the classes mentioned in 8, 9 or 13 of article R. 321-1, including cover for the liability of an owner, co-owner or occupier of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-8

…e same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-15 with the exception of the 9th paragraph of c), the 9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its…

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