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Showing 22212230 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies

…ntatives to the European Parliament and in Article 9 of European Parliament Decision 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-5

…or the offences provided for in this Title shall incur the penalties provided for in article L. 232-28.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Simplified arrangements for declaring and collecting social security contributions

Article L1522-3

…e titre emploi-service entreprises are applicable to Mayotte under the conditions defined inarticle 28-11 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sicknes…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-10

…signing. If they refuse to sign the report, this is noted on the report. In accordance with Article 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 61-1 of the same code is applicable when a person in r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article R1524-3

Articles R. 1411-7 to R. 1411-11, as amended by Decree No. 2016-1621 of 28 November 2016, are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Seasonal or occasional care establishments and services

Article R2324-49-2

…ach time the establishment opens or reopens; 3° The standards provided for in IV of article R. 2324-28 include specific requirements concerning the premises of these establishments.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-35

…variation or extension, as provided for in Chapter I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-19

In cases where the case is brought directly before it or where it appears that the case referred by the conciliation and referral office is not ready to be heard, the adjudication office may take all…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle II: Written procedure

Article 812

The assignment of a case to the single judge may be decided until the date of the hearing has been fixed. The allocation of cases assigned to the single judge is made by the president of the court or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-7

…462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending Law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986; 19° Title II of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; 20° Reg…

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