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Showing 48514860 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – 9 Nov. 2000 – C-381/98

French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 801

…ay be owed to the Treasury will be levied, unless the overpayment is refunded as stated in article 1965 C.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION OF EXPULSION, A PENALTY OF BANNING FROM FRENCH TERRITORY OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE BAN FROM FRENCH TERRITORY IN CASE OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article L753-5

…L. 753-1 in accordance with the procedures and within the timeframe provided for in Article L. 531-29.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-10

The Territorial Council is also convened at the request of: a) The Executive Council; b) One third of the members of the Territorial Council on a set agenda, for a period that may not exceed two days.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-35

The department managing the file shall erase the data entered in it: a) On expiry of the periods provided for in 1° and 2° of Article 706-53-4; b) When informed of one of the decisions mentioned in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-63

The approval of a not-for-profit humanitarian organisation as provided for in article L. 5124-7 is granted by the Minister for Health, after obtaining the opinion of the Minister for Humanitarian Acti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Accounting

Article R7413-1

The homeworker keeps separate accounts for raw materials and supplies intended for the homeworker. These accounts shall show separately: 1° On entry into the establishment: the date of entry, the quan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

…Interior, the Minister for the Economy or the Minister for the Budget for the persons mentioned in 9° of Article L. 561-2;2° bis By the Autorité nationale des jeux for the persons mentioned in 9° bis…

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

Article 1640

…1384 B, of III of article 1384 C, of articles 1384 E, 1384 F, 1388 ter, 1388 sexies, 1388 octies, 1394 D, 1395 A, 1395 A bis, 1395 B, 1395 G, 1396 bis, 1464 B, 1464 D, 1465,1465 A and 1465 B, of I, I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Assistance in recovering damages for victims of crime.

Article L422-10

…422-7, any enforcement costs incurred and part of the management costs mentioned in article L. 422-9 equal to a percentage of the compensation or provisions paid to the civil party pursuant to articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12-3

For the purposes mentioned in 9° of I of Article L. 821-1, the High Council may communicate information or documents to the authorities of non-EU Member States exercising powers similar to its own, su…

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