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Showing 37113720 of 8432 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – 13 Oct. 2011 – C-439/09

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quater J

I. - The provisions of Article 238 quater I do not apply in the event of a transfer of the settlor's rights representing the property or rights transferred into the fiduciary estate carried out as par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article A232

…relating to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section III of Annex III to Directive 2011/16/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2011. The report shall speci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO3511-1

As of the first meeting following the renewal of its deliberative assembly in 2011, the departmental collectivity of Mayotte is erected into a collectivity governed by the article 73 of the Constituti…

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

Article R332-3

…uinquies of Article R. 332-2 and the loans mentioned in the third paragraph of 1° of Article R. 332-13, including a maximum of 10% for the group formed by:a) Shares in foreign insurance companies ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Chronic renal failure.

Article R6123-68

The provisions of this section do not apply to the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-11

In addition to those provided for inArticle 113 of the aforementionedLaw no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011, the Agency's resources come mainly from the proceeds of the assigned taxes mentioned in the first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

I.-Within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-10

…lic interest grouping governed, subject to the provisions of this section, by Chapter II of Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 297

…e 279;e. Sales of low-voltage electricity;f. The transactions referred to in Article 279-0 bis A;6° 13% as regards:a. (Repealed as from 13 April 1992);b. Sales of petroleum products delivered to Corsi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Home peritoneal dialysis.

Article D6124-90

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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