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Showing 24012410 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-16

…financing of terrorism until they have made the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15. They may then proceed with the transaction only if the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-16

…ocal authorities for each station registered on 1 July 2023.Individual allocations under this grant may be established by order of the minister responsible for local authorities published in the Journ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-16

…w criminal proceedings are instituted in France against the person concerned, the public prosecutor may request the said authorities to ensure that the alternative sanctions or probation measures are…

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

Article R6153-16

…ths, the payment of half of this remuneration. A resident who has been granted long-term sick leave may only be granted further leave of the same nature if he has returned to work for at least one yea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-16-2

The persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2, acting as acquirers within the meaning of EU Regulation 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, shall only acce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16

…h, if the guarantee obligation can no longer be ensured under the terms of the agreement, the court may substitute any guarantees that it deems sufficient.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-16

…t; b) The conditions under which the approvals or authorisations provided for in Article L. 1222-13 may be amended or withdrawn; 3° The conditions under which the national blood transfusion master pla…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis

…its paid in the form of a lump sum taxable in accordance with b quinquies of the 5th of article 158 may, at the express and irrevocable request of the beneficiary, be subject to a deduction at the rat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-16

…year, at the request of the board of directors, the management board or the manager(s), as the case may be, consolidated accounts and a report on the management of the group, where they exclusively or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-165

…pany or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product referred to in Article R. 5121-150 may not communicate information relating to pharmacovigilance to the general public about this medic…

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