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Showing 23612370 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-16

…representative of one of them. The holder of the copyright or related right or their representative may also be present. They shall be informed of the time and place of the sampling and of their optio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management

Article A322-160

…of whom, whether paid or unpaid, holds the diploma required by article L. 212-1, the other of whom may hold either this diploma or, if acting on a voluntary basis, the federal parachuting instructor'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-16

…ngth of time they have worked for the employer;-their activity with one or more other employers; 2° May not, except in exceptional circumstances, change the order and dates of departure less than one…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article D314-16

…t of resources of credit institutions, the average effective rates observed by the Banque de France may be corrected to take account of this variation. These rates are published no later than forty-fi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 sexies

…lready paid in respect of the year reach the amount of tax for which they will ultimately be liable may defer payment of subsequent instalments. If the amount of tax is more than 20% higher than the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-169

…one month following the previous deadline;2° The special register referred to in Article R. 214-148 may also be listed and initialled by the Registrar of the Commercial Court of the registered office…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial guarantee

Article R1333-163

…erformance of the take-back obligation at the request of the Nuclear Safety Authority, the supplier may activate the financial guarantee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-16

When, in the event of danger or disaster, the mayor of the municipality is required to rehouse dwellings referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 2511-4, these dwellings are not taken into acc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-160

…n decision after the four-year period, the State shall reimburse the Agency the sums due.The Agency may, under the same conditions, ensure the management of seized property, proceed with the disposal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 bis

…ct of the year or financial year reach the amount of tax for which he will ultimately be liable, he may defer payment of the following instalments. If the amount of tax is more than 30% higher than th…

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