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Showing 46014610 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe I

…Definition of accounting books Under the terms of the articles 59 and 60 du décret n° 85-1389 du 27 décembre 1985, la comptabilité spéciale des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judici…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…o have a material impact on its financial situation, solvency, results or assets and liabilities;1° bis A entraîner, dans le cas particulier des organismes d'assurance ou de réassurance relevant du ré…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-2

I.-The minimum requirement referred to in IV of Article L. 613-44 shall be met by means of one or more of the following commitments or own funds: 1° Commitments: a) which are issued to the resolution…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289

…which tax is payable by the customer pursuant to Article 196 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, the invoice is issued no later than the 15th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-2

…nt provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/653 of 8 March 2017 ;e) The existence…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article D441-22

…f conversion, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article R. 441-27.

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 4-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 462-1)

Article Annexe 4-3

…ds) (*) I.-List of appendices Date: Signature and/or stamp: (*) Compulsory information (cf. art. 25-27 of directive 2019/1) To be completed by the requested authority: J.-Closing the notification Date…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382

…ies or public establishments, by virtue of an agreement, are taxable until the agreement expires.1° bis Throughout the term of the contract and under the same conditions as those provided for in 1°, b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-2

…ence with the same purpose applicable locally;9° In Article L. 2141-5, the reference to Article L. 8272-4 of the Labour Code is replaced by a reference with the same purpose applicable locally;10° In…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

…ence with the same purpose applicable locally;9° In Article L. 2141-5, the reference to Article L. 8272-4 of the Labour Code is replaced by a reference with the same purpose applicable locally;10° In…

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