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Showing 30113020 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

…o 9° ter and 9° sexies of article R. 332-2 ;3° 10% for all the securities mentioned in 10°, 11° and 12° of article R. 332-2, with the exception of the loans mentioned in the third and fourth paragraph…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-41

…aff transferred pursuant to article L1424-13 retain the benefits individually acquired on 1 January 1996 in terms of remuneration in their original local authority or establishment, if this system is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-19

…ance policy with periodic premiums was taken out under the people's savings plan before 5 September 1996, to a premium equal to a quarter of their annual amount, without being able to exceed an annual…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article D950-1-1

…Applicable provisions As amended by Title II Chapter III: General obligations of traders Article D. 123-80-1 Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020Article D. 123-200Decree no. 2020-101 of 7 February…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…ench; b) Not accompanied by the instructions provided for in point 1.7.4 of Annex I to Article R. 4312-1 or accompanied by incomplete instructions or instructions not written in French; c) Not complyi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163-0 A bis

For the taxation of the benefits mentioned in article 80 decies, the total amount paid is divided by the number of years for which the contributions were deducted. The result is added to the net overa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Land registration tax

Article 743 bis

…he leasing contract (1). (1) These provisions apply to contracts entered into on or after 1 January 1996.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Departmental Advisory Committee (R)

Article R1425-4

…entatives to the commission and the elections provided for by the decree no. 96-1005 of 22 November 1996 relating to the installation of the first boards of directors of the departmental fire and resc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R251

I. - With the exception of articles R. 15-29 to R. 15-33-23, R. 15-33-43 and R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-13

The provisions of Chapter VII of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code shall apply to local referendums, with the exception of Articles L. 88-1, L. 95 and L. 113-1 (1° to 5° of I, II and III). For t…

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