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Showing 181190 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-15

…of the data mentioned in Article R. 2122-12, provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-14

All expenditure must be liquidated and authorised during the financial year to which it relates. Expenditure orders shall be supported by the necessary supporting documents.The accounting officer may…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…f association and operation are recognised as complying with the provisions of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of production cooperative companies. Excluded from the benefit of this exemp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L773-15

…he wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-3 and L. 519-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L774-15

…he wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-3 and L. 519-3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article R322-15

…for sales of goods of any kind, ordered or authorised in the cases provided for by articles L. 322-14 and L. 322-15. This minimum may be lowered by the court or judge ordering or authorising the sale…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…of financial instruments on behalf of clients referred to in Section B(1) of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instru…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Tax on commercial wasteland

Article 1530

…te this tax in place of the commune. II. - The tax is due for property assessed pursuant to article 1498, with the exception of those referred to in article 1500, which are no longer assigned to an ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518

I. - In the interval between two general reviews, the rental values defined in I and II of article 1496 and article 1497, as well as those for commercial premises mentioned in article 1501 and those f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…nts or that have received the label awarded by the "Fondation du patrimoine" pursuant to article L. 143-2 of the French Heritage Code if this label has been granted following a favourable opinion from…

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