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Showing 48614870 of 10952 articles for Art. CJEU – Unamar – 17 Oct. 2013 – C-184/12

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

…Article L. 561-2, their managers and agents or that of the authorities mentioned in Article L. 561-17 and when the judicial investigation reveals that they may be involved in the money laundering or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388-0

I.-For each commune, the rate of each of the abatements for property tax on built-up properties provided for in articles 1388 ter, 1388 quinquies, 1388 quinquies A, 1388 quinquies B, 1388 quinquies C,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-7

…the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to that Directive. VII. - The reference to Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial sta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-9

This sheet referred to in article L. 313-10 in particular specifies: 1° The definition and description of the types of cover offered under the insurance to the borrower; 2° Where applicable, the chara…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-168

…from the Centre National de la Propriété Forestière in application of articles R. 312-12 to R. 312-17 of the Code Forestier. The resulting compulsory restocking work is the subject of an amendment to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-8

…2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 512-105 law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 512-106 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 512-107 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 512-108Order no. 2014-158…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L774-8

…2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 512-105 law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 512-106 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 512-107 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 512-108Order no. 2014-158…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60

…mplementation of : 1° This Code and for the purposes of fraud detection ; 2° Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the European Union…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-40

…ncy. For the purposes of the regulations referred to in Article L. 611-1 and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, the Société centrale de crédit m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 A

Local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments may, at their request, be subject to value added tax in respect of transactions relating to the following services: Water supply in mu…

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