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Showing 83918400 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – C-381/98 – 9 Nov. 2000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single chapter

Article L5741-1

…nd, where applicable, a new commune mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2113-9 , within a perimeter that is continuous and without enclaves. A public establishment for intercomm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L754-15

…and column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Mandates entrusted with the execution of expenditure and the collection of revenue (articles D. 1611-32-10 to D. 1611-32-13)

Article D1611-32-12

…sums retained by the agent to replenish the permanent float, must be paid back to the principal; > 9° The remuneration, if any, to be paid to the agent for the use of the permanent float; and 9° Any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

…e adaptations mentioned in II: I.- ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM D. 1161-1 Decree no. 2010-906 of 2 August 2010 R. 1161-2 Decree no. 2013-449 of 31 May 2013 R. 1161-3 to R. 1161-7 Decree no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-2

…nder conditions guaranteeing the security and confidentiality of the data. "; 3° In article R. 2141-9, the words: "the criteria mentioned in article R. 2142-10" are replaced by the words: "the criteri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-5

…cal substances used during manufacture but not included in the composition of the finished product; 9° Where applicable, the telephone or fax numbers or the Internet address where the information prov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

…dependent productions within the meaning of articles 71 and 71-1 of Law n° 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication and co-productions. V.-The remuneration due to the author i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-2

A commercial practice is misleading if it is committed in any of the following circumstances: 1° Where it creates confusion with another good or service, a trade mark, trade name or other distinguishi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies I

…end of the contract over the total depreciation applied under the conditions of 2° of 1 of Article 39 and the costs incurred by the lessor in acquiring the property. These provisions also apply to com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-3

I.-The provisions of Chapter I of the single title of Book I of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below are applicable to the communes and their groupings in French Polynesia, in…

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