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Showing 41414150 of 9933 articles for Art. EU Mutual Assistance Directive 2010/24/EU

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

…n order and complete with regard to the addressee. Any service provider falling within the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 286-1

…of one or more defendants, solely for an offence connected with a crime, it shall rule without the assistance of jurors.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-7-1

Health professionals, establishments, persons or organisations on a list established by decree by the Conseil d'Etat report and declare information relating to biovigilance and the vigilance system re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1072-2

As soon as educational assistance proceedings are opened in respect of the minor(s), a copy of the family court judge's decision is sent to the juvenile court judge together with any documents that th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-11

Once informed that educational assistance proceedings have been opened in respect of the minor, the guardianship judge shall, at the request of the children's judge, forward a copy of any document tha…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1221-2

On being informed that educational assistance proceedings have been opened in respect of the minor, the guardianship judge shall, at the request of the children's judge, transmit a copy of any documen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-2

Direct marketers who are natural persons and natural persons with the power to manage or administer legal entities authorised under I of Article L. 341-4 must meet the following conditions:1° Be of le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-2

…or supplementary professional retirement mentioned in article L. 942-1 of the social security code, mutual societies or unions mentioned in article L. 214-1 du code de la mutualité, to the social secu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-10

…he unborn child. The couple or unmarried woman who, in order to procreate, have recourse to medical assistance requiring the intervention of a third party donor must first give their consent to a nota…

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