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Showing 31613170 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-157

…aid down in the fund rules or articles of association.II. - Notwithstanding 1° of article L. 214-24-31, the fund rules or articles of association of a specialised professional fund may provide for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L775-20

…ober 2016 L. 526-12 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-13 to L. 526-14 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 526-15 Act no . 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-16 to L. 526-18 Act no . 2013-672 of 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R1245-34

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is responsible for :1° Assigning the code defined in a of 2° of Article R. 1245-31 to the establishments it authorises pursuant…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-5

…d to in Article L. 218-4. This share and the arrangements for its distribution among the authors concerned are set under conditions determined by a company agreement or, failing that, by any other col…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Article R. 133-1, 4° of Article R. 133-2 and Articles R. 135-1 to R. 135-4;Article R. 136…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

I. - From 1 January 2018 , the resources of the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region are set at 350 million euros.II. - The solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-Franc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12

The maximum allowances voted by the council or committee of a syndicat de communes, communauté de communes, communauté urbaine, communauté d'agglomération and métropole for the actual performance of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

…gents or in the Special Register of Limited Liability Companies: 1° Decisions taken in safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings initiated on or after 1 January 2006: > a) Opening the safegua…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…or less are exempt from the minimum assessment. The benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L773-42

…are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article L. 561-1 ; 2° Article L. 561-2 with the exception of its 1° quater, 6° bis, 9° bis only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basi…

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