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Showing 18111820 of 3518 articles for Art. CE 30 Dec 2010 n° 338197

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-8

…cles In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law no. 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 Apri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-8

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 Oc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article D533-15-1

…lients wishing to benefit from the guarantees provided for therein shall inform the investment services provider either electronically or on paper.II. - For the purposes of 1° of III of Article L. 533…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-103

…collection of:1° In the case of a residential or professional and residential lease, without prejudice to any fees received in respect of the service referred to in b of 4° of I of article annexe 4-9,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-4

…is to promote agricultural production, as well as their unions and federations;5° Caisses d'assurances et de réassurances mutuelles agricoles et les caisses mutuelles d'allocations familiales agricol…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R421-1

…laid down in article L. 422-1 : 1° The fact, for an operator of a cinema, of setting up a cinema access scheme without having obtained the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, to maintain…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2543-3

The expenditure necessary to fulfil the obligations imposed by law on communes is entered in the communal budget. The following are compulsory: 1° The material costs of the communal administration; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of seats

Article R2344-1

…e number of seats on the special negotiating body and the European works council set up in the absence of an agreement for each of the States mentioned in Article L. 2341-1 is set according to the fol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article R2362-5

…ats per Member State on the special negotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat ; 2° From more than 10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° Between 20% and 30% of…

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