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Showing 16611670 of 18819 articles for Art. CJEU – Coty – C-230/16 – 6 Dec. 2017

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

Article 1639 A ter

…communal cooperation prior to the date of the decision placing it under the tax regime of article 1609 nonies C remain applicable as long as they are not revoked or amended.Deliberations made with re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 ter B

I.-The platform operator submits the declaration provided for in Article 1649 ter A when it is in one of the following situations: 1° it is resident in France; 2° It is not resident in France but sati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-16-2

Authorised officials may order, where applicable under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, of goods in order to submit them to controls.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1691 bis A

…uction are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in Article 1635 quater C.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Contributions and levies collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection and the repayment of the social debt

Article 1600-0 H

…bt levied on investment income is established, controlled and collected in accordance with article 16 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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

Article 1638-0 bis

…m of additional taxation, unless the Community Council opts for the system provided for in Article 1609 nonies C, acting by a simple majority of its members, adopted no later than 15 January of the ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-16-1

The examinations mentioned in Article D. 6211-16, the analysis of which was carried out in medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence and not included in the list pro…

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

Article 1639 A quater

…1384 E, 1384 F, 1388 ter, 1388 sexies, 1388 octies, 1394 D, 1395 A, 1395 A bis, 1395 B, 1395 G, 1396 bis et 1647-00 bis et que les dispositions prévues par ces articles sont en cours d'application ou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-16-1

Each trade union delegate may use delegation hours, apart from those mentioned in article L. 2143-16, to take part, on behalf of his organisation, in negotiations or consultations at a level other tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-4

…ns and services carrying out prevention, diagnosis or care activities mentioned in article D. 1111-16-2 and medico-social establishments are :-health establishments ;-army hospitalsmedical biology lab…

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