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Showing 15311540 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-10

The sums paid by members to a company savings plan, the additional sums paid by the company, the sums allocated by way of profit-sharing and allocated voluntarily by employees to this savings plan as…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Recording of offences.

Article 453

…the rank of controller ; 3° the judicial police officers and customs officers mentioned in article 28-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Reports drawn up by the judicial police officers and customs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-79

The entities mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 214-28 in which local investment funds may invest are those which limit the liability of their investors to the amount of their contributions.

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

Article 239 septies

…ofits corresponding to his rights in the company, either to income tax or to corporation tax in the case of legal entities subject to that tax. As regards individual members subject to income tax in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-12

In the case of the European Cooperative Society referred to in Article L. 2363-11, the terms of involvement referred to in Chapter I of this Title are determined under the following conditions: 1° Wit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-13

…year n, the reference period runs from film week 27 of year n-3 to film week 26 of year n-1. In the cases mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1798 ter

Failures to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-14

…2° Copies of decisions handed down by the judicial authority pursuant to the provisions of Articles 28-1, 224 to 229, R. 15-33-8 and R. 15-33-9, including copies of authorisation orders; 3° A copy of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Subsequent work on the structure.

Article R4532-95

…and identification of materials containing asbestos provided for in articles R. 1334-22 and R. 1334-28 of the public health code or, where applicable, the asbestos detection report provided for in art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-10

…Article L. 262-28 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. Its purpose is to cove…

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