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Showing 84118420 of 8432 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – 13 Oct. 2011 – C-439/09

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

I.-The agglomeration community automatically exercises the following competencies in place of the member municipalities: 1° In terms of economic development: economic development actions under the con…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…tus at the Registry of the Commercial Court\n\t\t\t12\n\t\t\tContribution status requisition\n\t\t\t13\n\t\t\tForced sale\n\t\t\t\tPostponement of the sale in case of payment of a deposit, after trans…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate.

Article R313-1

…e rate of charge included in the European standardised information sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7 covers only the initial fixed-rate period and is based on the assumption that, at the end of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2

…a more accurate determination of disability. P1,5P2P3P4P5P6P8P10P14P20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B bis

…procedure for approval by decree has been initiated before the date of promulgation of law no. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019.2. The net financial charges relating to the contracts…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XX: Tax on financial transactions

Article 235 ter ZD

I.-A tax applies to any acquisition for consideration of a capital security, within the meaning of Article L. 212-1 A of the Monetary and Financial Code, or an equivalent capital security, within the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…applicable) or you may contact FIN-NET to obtain details of the corresponding body in your country. 13° Non-compliance with loan commitments: consequences for the borrower [Types of non-compliance] [F…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-4 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 713-26)

Article Annexe 7-4

Trade 10.13B Delicatessen. 10.71B Baking of bakery products. 10.71C Bakery and pastry goods. 10.71D Pastry goods. 35.14Z Trade of electricity. 35.23Z Trade of gaseous fuels through mains. 45.11Z Sale…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of access to premises and places of business and home visits.

Article 64

1. In order to investigate and establish the customs offences referred to in articles 414 to 429 and 459, customs officers authorised for this purpose by the Minister responsible for customs may carry…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…ies the information and documents necessary to carry out this mission in accordance with article L. 135 ZI of the aforementioned book;8° To ensure compliance, by the persons subject to its supervision…

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