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Showing 97719780 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – C-381/98 – 9 Nov. 2000

French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies

…al cooperation with its own tax system in accordance with the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A bis, the basis of assessment for property tax on built-up properties for buildings or parts of b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

…f the Labour Code;2° The criteria mentioned in e of point 3 of Annex VII of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 are met.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article D526-28

I.-On pain of nullity, the act of renunciation provided for by article L. 526-25 of the French Commercial Code shall contain the following information concerning the sole trader renouncing the protect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Provisions governing the public company referred to in article L. 1611-3-2 known as Agence France Locale

Article D1611-41

1° For the application of Article L. 1611-3-2, local authorities, their groupings and local public establishments whose debt-reduction capacity, defined as the ratio between outstanding debt at the ba…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

…lumn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-11 with the exception…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

…half the share capital, the provisions of Article L. 223-42 of the French Commercial Code. Article 9 Company shares may not be represented by negotiable securities. Article 10 The transfer of all the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…lication of the regulatory provisions of Book I in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon : 1° In Article R. 2111-9: a) 2° is deleted ; b) In 5°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European standardi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

…body called upon to approve the accounts, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-9510. Statutory auditor's due diligence relating to the management report, other documents on the fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-1

…8° The production, use and dissemination of knowledge useful for its development and implementation;9° Promoting training, research and innovation activities in the health field;10° Matching the initi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-6

…le to have the administrative authorisation provided for in articles L. 321-1 or L. 321-7 to L. 321-9 withdrawn.Any clause in reinsurance treaties that excludes the risk of a natural catastrophe from…

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