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Showing 31713180 of 4213 articles for Art. confirmed CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1461

…ns, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to the study and defence of the rights and collective material or moral interests of their members or the persons they rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article R5461-4

…owing constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° For the manufacturer of a medical device or its authorised representative, failing to make available to the Director General of the Agence…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4-1

…system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the Europea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-4

…ng from a contract to which a person mentioned in I of Article L. 613-34 subject to a resolution procedure is bound. This suspension takes effect from the publication of the notice of suspension refer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-50

…tributions referred to in Article L. 6331-48 are collected by the bodies referred to in Articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code and are paid to France Compétences, up to the ceiling…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-5

I. - The Territorial Council may, where it has been empowered to do so at its request by law or by decree, as the case may be, adapt the legislative or regulatory provisions in force to the particular…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

I. - Articles R. 2213-2-2 to R. 2213-57 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XXV. II. - For the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

…pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regional secure detention court may, by the same decision an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

…own rules aimed at prohibiting those involved in sporting competitions, the list of which is set by decree: a) from making sports predictions on any of the competitions in their discipline when they a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-2

…aragraph of Article L. 331-5 to betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation o…

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