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Showing 49214930 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-276

…uant to Articles 23 and 23-2 of the Crafts Code and within whose jurisdiction is located: 1° In the case of a natural person: > either a) either its main establishment carrying on an activity in the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-4

…ntributions towards the formation of the share capital have been paid up in full or in part, as the case may be.Registration may only be refused if the Articles of Association do not comply with the l…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 ter

…France and liable to the tax provided for in Chapter II of this Title carries on business in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article R3115-16

…loupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, airports whose annual traffic exceeds a number of passengers from an internation…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-37

In order to be classified as a tourist resort, the tourist municipalities referred to in article L. 133-11 must implement, if necessary on only a fraction of their territory, actions likely to ensure…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R752-4

…0 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-18, with the exception of b) and c) of its 1°.n° 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-3

…al medicine: from among the tenured teaching and hospital staff governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff in hospitals and university centres;b) For…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Opposition to duty and obstacles to tax control

Article 1735 ter

Failure to respond or partial response to the formal notice referred to in III of Article L. 13 AA and in the second paragraph of article L. 13 AB of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Policing of teaching activities

Article L212-14

…se a physical or sporting activity in disregard of a measure taken in application of article L. 212-13.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-1-1

…ning a decision to withdraw or suspend approval or authorisation taken pursuant to articles L. 1222-13 and L. 1221-10-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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