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Showing 31913200 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17-5

I.-Investigation assistants shall, at the express request and under the supervision of the judicial police officer or the judicial police agent, where the latter is competent, carry out the acts and p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1665

A decree sets out the terms of application of articles 1663 B and 1663 C.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-16

Liquid fuels with a flash point below 55°C may not be used for heating.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

…are thus registered, on their declarations: 1° The persons mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 123-1 ; 2° The commercial agents referred to in article L. 134-1; 3° Persons in the trades and craft…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-46

…n of the departmental service existing until the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, réunie en formation limitée aux représentants d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater-0 B bis

…ess evidence to the contrary is assessed under the procedures provided for in articles L. 10 and L. 12 of this same book, to have received taxable income equivalent to the market value of this propert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-3

Any advertisement within the meaning of Article L. 5122-1 made to the public or to healthcare professionals for a medicinal product mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 benefiting from an early…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-9

…t is subject to public participation by electronic means under the conditions defined in article L. 123-19 of the Environmental Code. A summary of the comments and proposals submitted by the public is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-19

The Minister for Health shall issue a decree setting out the models for forms A, B and C.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…(Repealed as from the date of entry into force of I of article 26 of law no. 96-1182 of 30 December 1996, JO of 31);8° Persons who, on a professional basis, carry out, directly, through an intermediar…

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