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Showing 32513260 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-3

…tary, the management company and, where applicable, the sponsor referred to in IV of Article L. 214-175-1, the securitisation undertaking and its unitholders, debt security holders or shareholders mus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-17

…referred to in this section, the public prosecutor, investigating judge or judicial police officer may request any qualified agent of a service, unit or body placed under the authority or supervision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-17-1

…is in favour of granting a sentence adjustment measure requested by the sentenced person, he or she may address written submissions to the sentence enforcement judge asking him or her to grant this me…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-2

…ication referred to in Article L. 521-14 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments may be destroyed under the supervision of customs officers where the applicant has, in his applicati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B undecies

…and 1609 quater vote on the rate of this tax under the conditions set out in Article 1639 A.2. They may define, under the conditions provided for in 1 of II of Article 1639 A bis, areas for the collec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-17

…political opinions or sexual orientation or gender identity, or that the enforcement of that order may adversely affect the position of that person for any of these reasons; 4° If the freezing order…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17-2

The duties of investigation assistant may be performed by the staff mentioned in article 21-3 who have passed an examination certifying their suitability to carry out the duties provided for in that s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-1

…ferred to in article L. 521-14 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a registered design may be destroyed under the supervision of customs officers if the following conditions are met: 1° T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article D47-6-17

…sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. If the convicted person is detained, it may be declared to the head of the prison under the conditions set out in the last two paragraphs of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B sexies

…ond homes and other furnished premises not used as a main residence and business property tax. They may:a) Either vary the rates of the four taxes applied the previous year in the same proportion;b) O…

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