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Showing 97619770 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – C-381/98 – 9 Nov. 2000

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…Title IIR. 2121-1 to R. 2121-7R. 2121-8Resulting from decree no. 2021-1111 of 23 August 2021R. 2121-9R. 2122-1Resulting from decree no. 2021-1634 of 13 December 2021R. 2122-2Resulting from decree no.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…provisional budget of the co-ownership, provided for in article 14-1 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 laying down the status of co-ownership of built-up properties, borne by the owner, less the amou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-1

I. - Only the following may act as UCITS depositories: 1° The Banque de France ; 2° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations ; 3° Credit institutions having their registered office in France; 4° Credit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-81

I. - The sums distributable by a real estate investment fund in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by the fund, which is equal to the net inc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-6

…he matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterparts to financial aid

Article 121-2

The granting of financial aid by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject, in the general interest, to quid pro quos on the part of the beneficiaries of this aid, the exclusive pu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

…aragraph of I of the same Article 217 undeciesFor the application of schemes arising from Articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 217 undecies as well as this article, the words: "restaurants whose m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Overall capital gains or losses

Article 223 D

…mpanies in the group, determined and taxable in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies.The provisions of article 39 quindecies are applicable to the overall n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-5

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of 1° of article L. 4111-1 is, for the practice of the profession of midwife :1° Either the French State diploma in midwifery, for student…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-12

…this end, when calculating the solvency of the group, if the methods described in articles R. 356-19 to R. 356-22 do not so provide, the following amounts are excluded: a) The value of any assets of…

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