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Showing 29112920 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

Notwithstanding Article L. 561-18, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c and in 12°, 12°a, 13°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 may, when acting for the same customer and in the same transaction or when…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-25

…THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Act no. 2016-1048 of 1 August 2016 L. 2223-4, with the exception of the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to investment in leisure property.

Article D421-3

The procedures for applying the tax reductions granted for work carried out on certain housing belonging to tourist residences, residential tourist villages or intended for rental as furnished accommo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: MUNICIPALITIES IN THE ÎLE-DE-FRANCE REGION

Article R2531-1

Les dispositions réglementaires du livre VI de la première partie et celles du livre III de la présente partie à l'exception des articles D. 2333-83 to D. 2333-104 are applicable to the municipalities…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-107

The purpose of the pre-qualification course referred to in article A. 212-104 is to check the candidate's aptitude and enable him/her to acquire leadership and safety skills that will enable him/her t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-2

Fence energisers are subject to decree no. 96-216 of 14 March 1996 on the technical rules and certification procedure applicable to fence energisers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L773-44

…f the articles mentioned in the table above, in Article L. 563-2, references to Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 are not applicable and references to the National Gaming Authority are replaced by local…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-44

…f the articles mentioned in the table above, in Article L. 563-2, references to Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 are not applicable and references to the National Gaming Authority are replaced by local…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 411-19

The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 95% of the sums invested under article…

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