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Showing 43714380 of 23460 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 July 2013

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R782-21

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…2021 on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digital age;Article L. 113-9-1 is applicable in the wording resulting from Order no. 2021-1658 of 15 December 2021.Articles L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-8

…jury for the aptitude test is the jury provided for inarticle 16 of the modified order of 26 April 2013 relating to the specific training for the state diploma of national Nordic cross-country ski in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies C

…sible for inter-municipal cooperation, in accordance with the conditions set out in I of Article 1639 A bis, the property tax base for shops and boutiques within the meaning of Article 1498, whose mai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

…n the timeframes it determines, the information referred to in Part Eight of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and to use, for publications othe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis D

…free shares and payment deadlines, as provided for in amended articles 11, 12 and 13 of law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 relating to the terms and conditions of application of the privatisations decid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-22

…ticles L. 2331-5 to L. 2331-10 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014. II.-Until 31 December 2013, revenue from the investment section of the budget of the communes of Mayotte includes: 1° The…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Comparative advertising

Article L132-25

…applicable, punishable by the penalties laid down, on the one hand, in articles L. 132-2 to L. 132-9, on the other hand, to articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-12 of the Intellectual Property Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…on IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin ; 2° Raw milk, except wher…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-32

…period of twelve months, to fail to comply with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, as the case may be, in Regula…

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