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Showing 27312740 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D2321-9

…lities, whether contiguous or not, used by the establishment to provide this teaching. In the first case, account is taken, where applicable, of any revenue received in respect of the full use of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determination of performance times

Article R7422-6

In the cases provided for in article L. 7422-3, the Minister responsible for labour shall issue an order after obtaining the opinion of: 1° Either the competent departmental commissions mentioned in a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-21

Apart from the cases provided for by article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to sociétés civiles professionnelles and by article R. 6223-22 imposing special majority conditions, deci…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

…ssional agreements satisfying the conditions of this article made in application of articles L. 213-28 to L. 213-37 and L. 251-5 to L. 251-13 of the Code du cinéma et de l'image animée, the conditions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…ture capital mutual fund or a professional investment fund, as provided for in IX of article L. 214-28 of the Monetary and Financial Code, from the sale of securities held for at least two years;b) Di…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1601

…et so as to comply with the general ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the 2012 finances for chambers of trades and crafts.This individual ceiling is o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1607 ter

…nning code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, a special equipment tax intended to finance their land an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-1

…° The fraction of value added tax provided for in A to E of V of Article 16 of Law No. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on the finances for 2020;10° The fraction of the net proceeds of value added tax co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 A bis

…work and expenditure eligible for the bonus provided for in II of Article 15 of Law No 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 and carried out in favour of the energy renovation of the dwell…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 638

The case shall be re-adjudicated in fact and in law by the referring court excluding the counts not affected by the cassation.

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