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Showing 34313440 of 5602 articles for Art. 17 December 2008

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29-1

…is traded is determined on the basis of an annual average of the number of securities traded on 31 December of the previous year. The amount of the contribution referred to in IIa of Article L. 621-5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R754-3

…pplicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article D3332-16-1

…iciary; 2° The total amount of rights and assets held in the beneficiary's account, estimated at 31 December of the previous year; 3° The amount of his rights and assets per management vehicle, with t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-2

…511-10 involving a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between nat…

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

Article L511-1

…s of Articles 6 and 7 of its Statute as adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1950;3° To any person who meets the definitions of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44

…measured from the baselines of the territorial sea defined in Article 2 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016.3. The land area is comprised: (a) Between the coastline and a line drawn forty kilome…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

…le, shall be decided in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 1 of law no. 57-1424 of 31 December 1957".

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-7

…tions from the wages or salaries of workers within the meaning ofArticle 1 of Act no. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952. "

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

The measures taken by the European Commission pursuant to Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 F bis

…deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company in respect of the financial year ending 31 December 2020 or the first financial year ending after that date. If the amount of the tax credit ex…

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