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Showing 93219330 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – C-381/98 – 9 Nov. 2000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-10

…unicipal cooperation with their own tax status pursuant to the article 8 of the law of 24 December 1971 relating to the creation and organisation of communes in the territory of French Polynesia ;d) T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-28

…mance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ; this rate may include a fixed margin, where applicable. B.-The contract may provide for ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of issue and validity

Article R3262-1-2

When meal vouchers are issued in dematerialised form, the following provisions apply: 1° The information provided for in 1° and 2° of article R. 3262-1-1 appears clearly on the physical medium of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article R1453-14

…authority to which the public official concerned reports, pursuant toArticle 10 of Decree no. 2020-69 of 30 January 2020 relating to ethical controls in the civil service; 3° A summary, in French, of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information system concerning jobseekers and employees

Article R5312-42

…rresponding to the model downloadable from the Pôle emploi teleservice under 2° of article R. 5312-39, personalised project for access to employment, monitoring of actions carried out with the jobseek…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-43

…the most representative organisation of the institutions mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service; For the appointment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book V: Service providers

Article L500-1

…s L. 213-8, L. 511-1, L. 517-1, L. 517-4, L. 522-1, L. 526-1, L. 531-1, L. 542-1, L. 543-1 and L. 549-2, or have the power to sign on behalf of this organisation; 2° Exercise one of the professions or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

…s and liquid preparations for beverages intended for human consumption:1° Falling under CN codes 2009 and 2202 of the customs tariff;2° Containing added sugars;3° Packaged in containers intended for r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…esignated and specially empowered by the National Bar Council pursuant to Article 156 of Decree No. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991 organising the legal profession; 8° Inspecting notaries appointed under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29

…n;5° The rate mentioned in the first paragraph of e of 4° of II of Article L. 621-5-3 is set at 0.0094 per thousand, except for money market funds covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 of the European…

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