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Showing 85618570 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 ter

Where a company having its registered office in France and liable to the tax provided for in Chapter II of this Title carries on business in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Po…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Deeds and formalities concerning judicial sureties

Article A444-199

Formalities carried out in relation to judicial sureties give rise to the collection of the following fees: NUMBER OF THE SERVICE (Table 6 of Article Appendix 4-7) NAME OF THE BENEFIT EMOLUMENT 43 Equ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-20

…may only be carried out by a doctor who has the authorisation provided for in I of article R. 1222-17.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Broadcast advertising.

Article R3323-1

…volume is authorised only : - Wednesdays, between 0.00 and 7.00; - on other days, between 0.00 and 17.00.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4321-47-1

…estricted panel called upon to deliberate under the conditions provided for in I of article L. 4321-17-1. This panel is made up of six members and can only validly deliberate if three of its members a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-17, L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 and L. 612-44, that the banking and financial activities carried out by C…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-12

…claims French nationality, provided that at the time of his or her declaration he or she resides in France. However, the residence requirement is waived where the child has been adopted by a person of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes

Article L122-1

…type of banknote denominated in francs may be withdrawn by decree on a proposal from the Banque de France. The Bank remains obliged to exchange these notes at its counters for other types of legal te…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article L362-3

…se registered office is located in the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France and which provides cover in the territory of the French Republic under the freedom to provide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-38

…timedia production and to the development and consolidation of a fabric of companies established in France offering an innovative and attractive technological range, exceptional selective financial ai…

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