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Showing 26312640 of 21327 articles for Art. GC – Daimler-Chrysler v Commission – T-235/01

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

Article 1635 bis AE

…for renewal or each application or notification of modification of this authorisation.Certain minor variations of type IA mentioned in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 24 Novemb…

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

Article 1635 bis AH

…pplication for registration, renewal of registration or modification of registration of a medical device for individual use on the list provided for in Article L. 165-1 of the Social Security Code or…

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

Article 1635 bis AG

…tration, renewal of registration or modification of registration of a health product on the list provided for in I of Article L. 165-11 of the Social Security Code. II. - The amount of this fee is set…

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

Article 1635 bis AF

…of registration or amendment of registration is set, under the same conditions, within the respective limits of 60% and 20% of the fee charged for an application for registration. III. - Payment of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…014 of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014, No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, No 2019/2033 of 27 November 2019, No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020, No 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 and 2022/858 of 30 May 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-17

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-17

…the presidents of chambers and councillors in the jurisdiction of the court of appeal who are or have been presiding judges of the assize court and, in the case of the assessors, from among the counc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-7

For the application of Chapter III of Title II of Book V of this Code, the powers devolved to the Regional Director of Labour and Employment are exercised by the Regional Director of Maritime Affairs.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-12

I.-A fine of €37,500 is imposed on the companies mentioned in Article L. 5142-1 for offering or providing benefits, in kind or in cash, to the professionals mentioned in Article L. 5143-2, the groups…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article R411-1

…Article L. 411-1 are individually commissioned by the President of the Centre national du cin…

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