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Showing 55615570 of 21427 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31 March 2004

French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…to 25% of the amount of sums paid in respect of cash subscriptions made between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 to the capital of companies mentioned in the article 2 of law no. 86-897 of 1 Augus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-3

A commercial practice is also misleading if, taking into account the specific limitations of the means of communication used and the surrounding circumstances, it omits, conceals or provides in an uni…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-4

…municipal cooperation with their own tax status, pursuant to articles L. 2123-12, L. 2123-14-1, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12, and L. 7227-12 of this code and to article L. 121-37 of the New Cal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-1

I.-The placing on the market, putting into service and making available on the market of medical devices and their accessories shall comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the Europ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-2

I. - It is an offence to market, broker or distribute, whether free of charge or for a consideration, wholesale or retail, a proprietary medicinal product, any other medicinal product manufactured ind…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

I.-Placing on the market or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian.

Article D214-32-4-2

…hird parties the functions provided for in I and III of Article L. 214-24-8. Where the Autorité des marchés financiers disagrees with the assessment made by the competent authorities of the management…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-7

I. - The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I

Article R961-1

I.-The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-120

The application for parallel import authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It must state : 1° The name or corporate n…

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