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Showing 11411150 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-17

…r. However, where such changes and rectifications relate to an act previously recorded, the request may be made by any party to the act.The request shall include:1° A registration request form;2° If a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1735 ter

…the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application, for each financial year audited, of a fine that may reach, taking into account the seriousness of the breaches, the higher of the two following amou…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 ter

…admission procedure and, where applicable, the products resulting from their processing or working, may not be transferred during their stay under this procedure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-17

The administrative authorities competent to examine the authorisation provided for in this chapter may have recourse to international cooperation to verify the accuracy of the information provided to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-17

…forms a sports company is the addressee of the deliberations of the company's management bodies. It may take the actions provided for in articles L. 225-230 to L. 225-232 of the French Commercial Code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-17

A councillor who refuses to be installed or who has been declared to have resigned may, of his own motion or at his own request, be relieved of the incapacity provided for in article L. 1441-10.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Avoidance of conflicts of interest

Article R7123-17

Failure to comply with the provisions of article R. 7123-15 may result in an administrative fine of up to €1,500 for a natural person and €7,500 for a legal entity, and €3,000 and €15,000 respectively…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-17

…and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1. At the end of a twelve-month period of leave, the person concerned may benefit from an extension of the leave, with two-thirds of the remuneration mentioned in article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the presence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-17

…n parties to the agreement, third parties who have dealt with the manager of the undivided interest may not rely, to the detriment of the usufruct rights, on any powers conferred on him by the bare ow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-17

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a collective branch agreement may provide for the maximum daily working time provided for in article L. 3122-6 to be exceeded, under conditions d…

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