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Showing 33413350 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-20-2

On the basis of the documents and information provided by the debtor, the electronic money holders, the administrators appointed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and by the cour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-20

For the application of articles R. 6331-52 and R. 6332-72 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "the body mentioned in article L. 225-1-1" are replaced by the words: "the social security fund mentio…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 209-0 A

…inancial year in question. In the event of acquisition during the financial year, the difference is calculated on the basis of the net asset value on the date of acquisition.The same applies when thes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-5

I.-Any establishment or body referred to in Article L. 4211-9-1 or any pharmaceutical establishment referred to in Articles L. 5124-1 or L. 5124-9-1 shall set up and keep up to date a system ensuring…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-6

…stry joint committees manage the funds received to finance professional transition projects in application of 5° of article L. 6123-5 within two separate financial sections: 1° A financial section rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may take any measures required to ensure the proper functioning of the markets if the activity of one or more AIFs on the market for a financial instrument could je…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-4

…ves rise to the annual transmission of a report to France Compétences, produced on the basis of indicators transmitted by the vocational guidance operators and a methodology defined by France Compéten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-20

…n order by the ministers responsible for customs and health determines the administrative and technical procedures for issuing the import authorisation, covering in particular the elements mentioned i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 ter B

…rovisions of I:1° Non-profit associations governed by the law of 1st July 1901 or governed by the local law maintained in force in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle ;2° Non-profit org…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-2

…risk profile of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking subject to its supervision deviates significantly from the assumptions underlying the internal model approved at group level, it may impose on…

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