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Showing 23112320 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 567-1-1

When the solution of a case submitted to the Criminal Division appears to be imperative, the First President or the President of the Criminal Division may decide to have the case heard by a panel of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum safety distances.

Article R4534-110

…rks, excavations, drilling or excavation work must find out from the relevant road authority in the case of work on public property, from the owner in the case of work on private property and, in all…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Suspension or cancellation of aid payments.

Article R5522-64

…Prefect if the professional project no longer conforms to the initial project, or in the following cases: 1° In the case of aid for business creation, when the business has ceased trading, in the eve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-99

…e basis of a reassessment of the quality, safety or homeopathic use of the medicinal product in the case of homeopathic medicinal products or of the risk-benefit balance of the medicinal product as de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-7

…re any legal proceedings, protective measures relating to: 1° Movable and immovable property in the cases and conditions provided for by the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures; 2° Ships in the cases…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article L721-2

…btor is in the situation defined in article L. 711-1, notify the applicant of the decision that the case is inadmissible or notify the applicant, the creditors, the payment institutions, the electroni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis N

…an animal slaughtered in a slaughterhouse pays a slaughter health fee to the State. However, in the case of contract slaughter, the fee is paid by the third-party slaughterer on behalf of the owner. T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1729

…ch has been unduly obtained from the State, entail the application of a surcharge of: a. 40% in the case of deliberate failure to comply; b. 80% in the case of abuse of rights within the meaning of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 C

…tion of a new legal entity; 12° For the publication of legal claims mentioned in c of 4° of Article 28 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended reforming land registration, as well as the lega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article R784-11

…ust 2005R. 613-18, with the exception of IIno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-19n° 2005-1677 of 28 December 2005R. 613-20n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 14 March 2010R. 613…

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