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Showing 44814490 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-6-1

…olution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referred to in Articles L. 517-13 and L. 517-14 from a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company established…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

Television service publishers and distributors may not use technical measures that would have the effect of depriving the public of the benefit of the private copy exception, including on a medium and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-61

…of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017; b) No later than 24 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

…L INCOME IN EUROS 1st step 2nd step 3rd step 4th step 5th step 0 16 010 12 940 11 430 9 940 8 490 1 17 790 14 370 12 700 11 050 9 420 2 19 580 15 810 13 980 12 160 10 350 3 21 360 17 250 15 240 13 260…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-26

…13-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 526-6 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-7 to L. 526-10 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 526-11 Act no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 L. 526-12 Act no. 2018-700…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-26

…13-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 526-6 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-7 to L. 526-10 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 526-11 Act no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 L. 526-12 Act no. 2018-700…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-5

…45 relating to the appointment of their deputy;7° Article R. 46 relating to the notification to the mayor and the presidents of the polling stations of the lists of assessors and substitutes;8° Articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6332-5

…45 relating to the appointment of their deputy;7° Article R. 46 relating to the notification to the mayor and the presidents of the polling stations of the lists of assessors and substitutes;8° Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-18

…hen the company implements a clause introduced pursuant to articles L. 227-14, L. 227-16 and L. 227-17, this price is set by agreement between the parties or, failing that, determined under the condit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-8-4

The Autorité des marchés financiers may obtain from the persons or entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9 any documents or information, regardless of the medium, that is relevant to the perfor…

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