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Showing 43814390 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

…1980. Structures meeting the criteria defined in the first paragraph and completed before 1 January 2011 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twelve months provided that they are incorporat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 326

…be immediately brought before the court by the forces of law and order to be heard, or adjourn the case to the next session.In all cases, a witness who fails to appear or who refuses either to take a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article D522-2

…ution shall make the notification provided for in the second paragraph of 1° of I of Article L. 522-13 within one month. II -The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall make the notific…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-41

The derogations provided for in Article R. 1321-40 concern the values of the following parameters:1° With regard to 2°:a) Colouring (after simple filtration) ;b) (Repealed) ;c) Sulphates ;d) Nitrates…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-3

…ch it is not liable for Value Added Tax, subsequently entrusts the property to a third party in the cases mentioned in a, b and c of article L. 1615-7.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-11

In the cases and according to the distinctions provided for by the first paragraph of Article 142-2 and the third paragraph of article 142-3, the cancellation of the security interest shall be obtaine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-170

…ogy are mentioned for information in the application for authorisation and, where applicable in the case of a new installation, are declared to the competent regional health agency before being put in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-11

…m in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia to be verified…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-56

…artments and regions and the territorial collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to a telephone service where the consumer has been informed, in any form whatsoev…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 art R212-88 et R212-89

DECLARATION FORM FOR THE OCCASIONAL PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF SPORTS TEACHER BY NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OF ANOTHER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREAFIL…

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