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Showing 17511760 of 18354 articles for Art. CJEU – L'Oréal v eBay – C-324/09

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operations

Article R515-9

…8-66 of 4 February 1998 creating the Interministerial Committee for International Cooperation and Development.They may also be granted :a) On authorisation given by a joint decision of the Minister of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-3

…d D. 1441-22-4 are kept as follows: 1° Until the end of the term of office : a) For the representative of the trade union or professional organisation as far as he is concerned: when the mandate given…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Study and research organisations

Article 93 ter

The provisions of article 39 quinquies C are applicable to study and research organisations.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-3

…comprises, in addition to its Chairman : 1° Nine members representing the State: a) Two representatives of the ministers responsible for health and social action ; b) One representative of the Ministe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-27

The conditions under which the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée receives from the tax authorities the information necessary for the collection and control of the taxes and contributions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-8

…al meetings of the European Company shall be subject to the rules laid down in Section 3 of Chapter V of this Title in so far as they are compatible with the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article R511-1

…11-2-1 may apply to the acts referred to in Chapter II of Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book V, as well as to the texts adopted for their application.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1623

Orders, judgments and rulings awarding annuities, pursuant to the chapitre Ier du titre V du livre VII du code rural et de la pêche maritime, doivent indiquer si le chef d'entreprise est ou non assuré…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-21

…Title III of Book V, the expression: "financial instrument" refers…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L551-3

…ation) will determine the region of residence on the basis of the proportion of asylum seekers received in each region in application of the national plan and taking account of the applicant's needs a…

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