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Showing 131140 of 18068 articles for Art. CJEU – Euronics Belgium – 8 March 2013 – C-343/12

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV BIS: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article D47-12-8

…rrent jurisdiction throughout France with that resulting from the application of articles 43,52and 382 for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the crimes provided for in articles 221…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-C

…quire a credit institution or finance company to use the standardised method referred to in Article 84 of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 where the i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies B

…fts and the flat-rate tax on network businesses due by the business in respect of the years 2010 to 2013 is subject to a rebate when this sum, due in respect of 2010, is €500 and 10% higher than the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° ter : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of press companies.

Article 199 terdecies-0 C

…status of an information press solidarity company, within the meaning of the article 2-1 of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press.b. This tax reduction also applies w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-12-1

…706-53-2, the person must be informed and provided with the document provided for by Article R. 53-8-9 are made, under the conditions set out in the third and fourth paragraphs of this article, eithe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C bis

Distributions made by the sociétés unipersonnelles d'investissement à risque mentioned in Article 208 D are exempt from income tax and, unless they are paid in an uncooperative State or territory with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-C

Municipal council members who wish to benefit from training under their individual right to training send a request to the manager of the fund for financing and managing the individual right to traini…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D. 211-2 du code de la consommation

A.-Inserted in the general terms and conditions of sale of goods (excluding pets) The consumer has a period of two years from delivery of the goods to obtain the implementation of the legal guarantee…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D. 211-3 du code de la consommation

…e of up to 300,000 euros, which may be increased to 10% of average annual turnover (article L. 242-18-1 of the French Consumer Code). The consumer also benefits from the legal guarantee against hidden…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D. 211-4 du code de la consommation

…e of up to 300,000 euros, which may be increased to 10% of average annual turnover (article L. 242-18-1 of the French Consumer Code). The consumer also benefits from the legal guarantee against hidden…

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