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Showing 13111320 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Turnover tax and similar taxes

Article 1788 E

I.-The registration number issued pursuant to Article 290 B may be withdrawn: 1° When the operator of a dematerialisation platform has been sanctioned under IV of article 1737 or II of article 1788 D…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-17

…period of suspension of the employment contract that begins before the presumed date of childbirth may be reduced by a maximum of three weeks. The period after the presumed date of childbirth is then…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R261-17

…ff members are bound by confidentiality with regard to any facts, acts or information of which they may have knowledge as a result of their participation in the work of the Commission.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-17

…he plan referred to in the previous paragraph, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require it to revert to the standard formula for calculating its Solvency Capital Requirement, i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-17

…m is reduced to three years for audiovisual adaptations of contemporary music. Part of these rights may be held by a co-producer who is not acting as a delegated production company;3° Own or co-own th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-17

…e is unable to acquire on the terms initially provided for for a reason not attributable to him, he may ask the court to amend those terms, except as regards the amount of the price and the period pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial services of the Post and Telecommunications Office

Article L773-17

…t télécommunications.Subject to approval by the Office des postes et télécommunications, any person may open a postal current account.Postal cheques cannot be endorsed.If payment is refused, a certifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial services of the Post and Telecommunications Office

Article L774-17

…t télécommunications.Subject to approval by the Office des postes et télécommunications, any person may open a postal current account.Postal cheques cannot be endorsed.If payment is refused, a certifi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-17

…t of the platform, he has suffered a drop in activity in relation to his representation mandate, he may bring an action before the judicial tribunal, the seat and jurisdiction of which are set by decr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-17

…nation of the category and, where applicable, the sub-category to which he belongs.Voting envelopes may include a device enabling automated reading.II. - On pain of nullity of the vote, the ballot env…

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