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Showing 53315340 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210-0 A

…demerger and partial asset contribution transactions that do not fall within the scope of Council Directive 2009/133/EC of 19 October 2009 on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, div…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability on an individual basis

Article L613-42

I. - When, at the end of the assessment provided for in I of Article L. 613-41, the resolution board, after obtaining the opinion of the supervisory board, finds that there are significant obstacles t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

…gulated market for financial instruments included in the lists referred to in Article 16 of Council Directive 93/22/EEC of 10 May 1993 on investment services in the securities field;b) Subscription or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-2

…icle L. 511-21 , paragraph 4; or-ancillary services undertakings within the meaning of Article 4(1)(18) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

Income tax is based on the total amount of annual net income available to each tax household. This net income is determined having regard to the property and capital owned by the members of the tax ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of 8 March 2019 L. 1121-8 Ordinance no. 2020-232 of 11 March 2020 in French PolynesiaLaw no. 201…

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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

…red 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 trade register", the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…on and avoidance, which benefit from the mutual recognition procedure for approvals provided for in Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 and which invest…

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