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Showing 99019910 of 10952 articles for Art. CJEU – Unamar – 17 Oct. 2013 – C-184/12

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R366-4

…eign nationals referred to in "11° The foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 8°, 10°, 13° and 15° to 17of article R. 431-18. "14° In article R. 313-16, after the words: "trade and company register or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…th the use of products intended for human health, products listed in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 falling within its remit and products intended for cosmetic use. It monitors the risk associa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quater

1. The withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis as well as the levy provided for in III of Article 125 A is not applicable to interest understood, for the application of this article, as i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-24

I.-The rules set out in Articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 apply, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 356-25, to any insurance or reinsurance undertaking having its registered office…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 792-0 bis

I. - 1. For the purposes of this Code, "trust" means all legal relationships created in the law of a State other than France by a person who has the status of settlor, by inter vivos deed or mortis ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

…contributions due from 1 January 2016 and 13.4% for premiums or contributions due from 1 January 2017, for legal protection insurance defined in articles L. 127-1 of the Insurance Code and L. 224-1 o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe art. A132-4

…ean Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/653 of 8 March 2017, and in the absence of insertion of the box referred to in Article L. 132-5-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-9

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° Failure by a marketing authorisation holder or a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product to constitute the safety st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-4

Applications for authorisation or renewal of authorisation may only be examined by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency if they are accompanied by a complete file. The application must i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 10% in respect of:a. Services relating to:The supply of accommodation in accommodation establishments; this rate applies to furnished rentals under the…

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