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Showing 44014410 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…formation service providers;4° Financial holding companies and mixed financial holding companies;4° bis Mixed holding companies for the sole provisions applicable to them under Article L. 517-10;4° te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…may delegate his powers to a member of the management team in application of 5° of II of article 25 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants if he consider…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rural equipment support

Article R3232-1-2

…eau potable.III. - In the field of aquatic environment management and flood prevention defined in I bis of article L. 211-7 of the Environment Code, the technical assistance covers:1° Identifying the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R773-10

…and R. 519-6n° 2016-607 of 13 May 2016R. 519-7n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-8n° 2022-1456 of 23 November 2022R. 519-9 to R. 519-11, R. 519-11-3 and R. 519-12n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-13n°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R775-9

…and R. 519-6n° 2016-607 of 13 May 2016R. 519-7n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-8n° 2022-1456 of 23 November 2022R. 519-9 to R. 519-11, R. 519-11-3 and R. 519-12n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-13n°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R774-10

…and R. 519-6n° 2016-607 of 13 May 2016R. 519-7n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-8n° 2022-1456 of 23 November 2022R. 519-9 to R. 519-11, R. 519-11-3 and R. 519-12n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-13n°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…1997 extending the national collective agreement for helicopter operators' flight deck crews of 13 November 1996, the number of hours giving rise to payment of the indemnity and the partial activity…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…words "salarié détaché mobile ICT" (ICT mobile seconded employee) as provided for in article L. 421-27; 13° A multiannual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT (famille)" ("seconded…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-3

…mi-public company created by French Polynesia pursuant to Article 29 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. The second paragraph of Article L. 15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…11, I of Article L. 133-13, Article L. 133-22, Articles L. 133-25 to L. 133-25-2 and Article L. 133-27, the provisions of this chapter apply if only the payee's payment service provider or the payer's…

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