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Showing 87218730 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – C-381/98 – 9 Nov. 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration of sworn freight brokers on the list of the Court of Appeal

Article R131-1

…n behalf of others; 8° A document proving that professional liability insurance has been taken out; 9° A document proving that insurance or a guarantee has been taken out guaranteeing the representati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-10

…al products for human use, experimental medicinal products for human use, products mentioned in 8°, 9° and 10° of article L. 5121-1, products mentioned in 2° of article L. 4211-1 ; 2° The manufacture…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

…in Article A. 121-1-1 of the Insurance Code, as well as any reductions mentioned in Article A. 335-9-3.Art. 3.The premium to which the reduction/increase coefficient is applied is the reference premi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-7

I.-For the application of 1° of I of article L. 112-2-2: 1° Distributors shall inform the subscriber at the beginning of the call : a) That, in accordance with the law, telephone conversations are rec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 A

As an exception to Article 259, the place of supply of the following services is located in France:1° The hiring of means of transport:a) Where they are of short duration and the means of transport is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 266

…rate published by the European Central Bank, on the day on which the tax provided for in article 269.2 is due.1 ter a. (Repealed).b. (provisions no longer applicable).2. With regard to the transactio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies A

I.-The reduced rates referred to in II apply to self-deliveries of the following works: 1° Work to extend the premises or to bring the building to a new state within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Appointment of a representative in France

Article 289 A

…e recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and other measures and by Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 of 7 October 2010 on administrative cooperation and combating fraud in the field of value a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents

Article A123-68-1

…2-13 of the same code; d) The banking and payment services intermediaries mentioned in article L. 519-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; e) Electronic money institutions mentioned in Article L. 526…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-15

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 132-14 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Crim…

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