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Showing 57515760 of 6655 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2368/2002

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

…decree, the information required for the application of Article 8(3a) of Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure for authorising the importation of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, for the personal use of one or more recipients, as provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-13

…tuations where the persons have had tissues or cells stored in a State which is not a member of the European Union or not part of the European Economic Area, with a view to their future use, after imp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

…ry financed by a loan of up to a) Delivery financed by a regulated loan or provision under an emphyteutic lease granted by the State, a local authority or a group of local authorities; > b) Carrying o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-1

…pplies to press publishers and press agencies established in the territory of a Member State of the European Union.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-6

…alue of the service provided by the collecting organisation. The articles of association or general regulations of the organisations must lay down the conditions under which associations with a genera…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-11

…ritten request from the owner of a copyright or related right and outside the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, as part of its controls, detain goods li…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-4

…d. If the plaintiff fails to take civil or criminal action on the merits within a time limit set by regulation, the entire seizure, including the description, shall be cancelled at the request of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Mutual funds

Article 137 bis

…f a fonds commun de placement on the date of its absorption, carried out in accordance with current regulations, by another fonds commun de placement or by a société d'investissement à capital variabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title II: Ordinary remedies.

Article 540

…of exception to the foregoing provisions, the right to review provided for in Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enfor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-46

…itation; 9° He shall ensure that the rights and duties of staff are respected and that the internal regulations are applied; 10° He may, under the conditions he determines, delegate his signature to o…

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