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Showing 76117620 of 8039 articles for Art. CE 29-12-2020 n° 428306

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 28: Energy labelling

Article R412-43-1

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation…

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

Article L612-2

…utorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is responsible for :A.-In the banking, payment services and investment services sector:1° Credit institutions ;2° The following personsa) Investment fir…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

1. The net gains referred to in I of article 150-0 A are made up of the difference between the effective price of the transfer of the securities or rights, net of the costs and taxes paid by the trans…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies B

…premium provided for at the time of issue or at the time of the original acquisition of the right exceeds 10% of the nominal value or acquisition price of that right, or when the contract for the issu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

…1-25, L. 561-25-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 and L. 561-29. This objection may also be extended, in advance, to the execution of any other transaction linked to that which was the subject of the report or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 G

…th, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in Article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 when they are farmed according to the organic production method provided for in Council…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds.

Article R214-205

…ubject to a reliable valuation in the form of an accurately calculated and regularly established price, which is a market price or a price provided by a valuation system making it possible to determin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Public declaration of interests

Article R1451-1

…law or regulations entrust the task of taking decisions, issuing recommendations, drawing up references or giving opinions on public health or health security issues; 2° Members of the cabinets of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-19

I. - Subject to the powers of the Prefect of Police referred to inarticle 73-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004 on the powers of prefects and the organisation and operation of State services in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…sought:1° In the context of investigation or enquiry measures carried out in the course of legal proceedings;2° For medical or scientific research purposes;3° For the purpose of establishing, where un…

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