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Showing 44614470 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – 9 Nov. 2000 – C-381/98

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-160

Any striking off shall give rise to the insertion of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The notice shall contain: 1° For natural persons: a) The registration refer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article Annexe article A43-6

I.-TARIFFS APPLICABLE TO LEGAL MEDICAL ACTIVITIES NATURE OF PROCEDURE REFERENCE of key letter COEFFICIENT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION 1° Life science medicine a) For a judicial visit involving one or more…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-28

The provisions of articles R. 1245-4 and R. 1245-9 are applicable to establishments or organisations authorised under article R. 1245-24. For the application of article R. 1245-9, the responsible pers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater B

…k that it connects and that are in service on 1st January of the tax year. The tax rate is set at €19.04 per line in service.III bis.-1. A line connected by equipment mentioned in a, b or c of I is no…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-13

…for operational risk defined in Article R. 352-8 ; c) The adjustment provided for in Article R. 352-9. Partial modelling may also be applied to the entire business of the insurance and reinsurance und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L4331-3

…ction and the proceeds from the allocation of operating income in accordance with l'article L. 4312-9 ; e) Repayment of loans granted by the region; f) Proceeds from disposals of fixed assets, in acco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-13

…ial report; d) In the event of refusal to provide a document, requested pursuant to Article D. 1-12-9. The association is informed of the reasons why it is likely to have its approval suspended and of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-14

…D classification for a nuclear activity mentioned in the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-9, the Nuclear Safety Authority notifies the person responsible for the nuclear activity of an indiv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substantial difference

Article A212-210

The substantial difference within the meaning of article R. 212-90-1 and 3° of article R. 212-93, likely to exist between the declarant's professional qualification and the professional qualification…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1656 bis

…nt code, applicables aux établissements publics de coopération intercommunale soumis à l'article 1609 nonies C, apply to the Greater Paris metropolitan area.For the application of these provisions, th…

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