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Showing 35813590 of 4165 articles for Art. 18 April 2019

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L783-13

…2 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484 of 6 April 2017 L. 631-2-2 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 631-2-3law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L785-12

…2 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484 of 6 April 2017 L. 631-2-2 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 631-2-3Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R711-47

I.-Before 20 April of the year of the renewal of the chambers, an order of the prefect of the region where the headquarters of the regional chamber of commerce and industry is located determines the n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-11

…en adopted during the calendar year preceding that of the distribution or at the latest before 15th April of the year of the distribution. If these deliberations have been adopted under the aforementi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15-1

…l instruments defined in accordance with Article 57 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU as regards organisational requirements and operating c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies F

…e benefit of the provision is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000;- Articles 26 and 27 of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and coope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

…ffences involving the endangerment of minors punishable by the articles 221-1 to 221-5, 222-1 à 222-18-1, 222-23 à 222-33-1, 223-1 à 223-10, 223-13, 224-1 à 224-5, 225-7 à 225-9, 225-12-1 à 225-12-4,2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L311-8

…ion 6, when the conditions for triggering a resolution procedure mentioned in III of article L. 311-18 are met. These measures are based on a range of options and scenarios including, in particular, t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-4

…ticle L. 384-3 of this Code, articles L. 228-65, L. 228-73, L. 236-13, L. 236-14, L. 236-15, L. 236-18 and L. 236-21 of the French Commercial Code do not apply. II. - When the merger or demerger does…

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