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Showing 48314840 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-45

I.-The Conférence des financeurs du sport is made up of four colleges. 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Regional Prefect or his representative; b) The Regional Academic Recto…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-40

I.-In each region, the regional sports conference is made up of four colleges. 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Regional Prefect or his representative; b) The Regional Academ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97

…sks of exposure of workers to asbestos shall have the search for asbestos mentioned in article L. 4412-2 carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in this paragraph.These risks, assessed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

I. - The tax potential of a commune is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The product determined by applying the average national tax rate for each of these taxes to the communal t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R155-2

…ndarmerie group are replaced by the reference to the territorially competent gendarmerie commander; 12° Article R. 142-43 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 142-43.-En application de l'article L. 313-5, l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R156-2

…ndarmerie group are replaced by the reference to the territorially competent gendarmerie commander; 12° Article R. 142-43 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 142-43.-En application de l'article L. 313-5, l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

…hours Total delegation hours 11 à 24 1 10 10 25 à 49 2 10 20 50 à 74 4 18 72 75 à 99 5 19 95 100 à 124 6 21 126 125 à 149 7 21 147 150 à 174 8 21 168 175 à 199 9 21 189 200 à 249 10 22 220 250 à 299…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-1

…nal athletes and salaried professional coaches, with the exception of the provisions of articles L. 1221-2, L. 1241-1 to L. 1242-5, L. 1242-7 to L. 1242-9, L. 1242-12, L. 1242-13, L. 1242-17, L. 1243-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-3

…ve months is subject to the administrative sanctions set out in articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12.For the purposes of this article, any breaches of the whereabouts obligations set out in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G : Claim for refund of value added tax borne in another Member State

Article 289 D

…tax borne in another Member State under the conditions laid down in Council Directive 2008/9/EC of 12 February 2008 laying down detailed rules for the refund of value added tax, provided for in Direc…

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