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Showing 28612870 of 19780 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2005 – no. 04-12087

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B

…on is subject to compliance with Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-6

…anies within the meaning of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, data communication service providers, trading platforms or market undertakings have been…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-2

…acity authorised by the State representative in the region in accordance with the provisions of law no. 75-535 of 30 June 1975 relating to social and medico-social institutions;2° Carrying out the tas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

…ent et des produits de santé.The application must include the information specified in Article R. 5121-21 and must be accompanied by a dossier comprising :1° A copy of the marketing authorisation, cer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…fic requirements for statutory audits of public interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC. III. - Statutory auditors of persons whose financial securities are admitted to trading…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4

…23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation No 1889/2005 is punishable by a fine equal to 50% of the amount of cash to which the offence or attempted of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AH

…ll and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

…moving image industries. These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning ofarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…r a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the national trade mark application must, on pain of rejection, comply wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-1

…are prohibited from making a public offer, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, of financial securities or shares, on pain of nullity of the contracts entered into or th…

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