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Showing 32613270 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R281-5

…urity Code are replaced by the reference to the benefits mentioned in article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte; 2° Article R. 210-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Dispensaries

Article L6424-1

…d, for insured persons in Mayotte, under the conditions provided for in article 20 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte. Under article L. 64…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1461 A

…ax, when their health project is validated under the conditions provided for in the article L. 1434-12 of the Public Health Code and they have entered into the agreement provided for in article L. 143…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-70

The obligation set out in Article L. 224-113 applies to the following categories of products and spare parts: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 laying down s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-103

…d, in 2020, either a loss of turnover resulting from one of the activities mentioned in article 911-126 of at least 25% compared with their average turnover for the same activity, or a loss of profit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-14

I.-The Corsican sustainable planning and development plan may be amended, on a proposal from the executive council, when the changes envisaged do not have the effect of undermining its general economy…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-106

Transfers of leases (numbers 80 to 82 in Table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of a transfer of a construction lease, an emolument consisting of:a) A component equal to the emolument…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations and filings concerning legal entities

Article R123-266

…gister of Companies: 1° The deeds of incorporation of the legal entities referred to in articles R. 123-103 and R. 123-104, within the deadlines set by these same articles; 2° The deeds, deliberations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-13

…and members are appropriate in the light of the assessment criteria set out in I of Article L. 511-12-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-1

…their conservation for subsequent medically assisted procreation in application of article L. 2141-12.2° The following biological activities :a) Collection, preparation and preservation of sperm with…

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