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Showing 43614370 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – 9 Nov. 2000 – C-381/98

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

I. - By way of derogation from Article 509-2, applications for the recognition or establishment of enforceability, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign notarial authentic instruments pursuant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-8

…e General Meeting of Shareholders for approval under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 225-98 and L. 22-10-32 each year and at the time of each significant change in the remuneration policy.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

…s; 2° Impose on the institution the disciplinary sanctions mentioned in 1° to 3° of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, as well as the financial penalty mentioned in the same article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article D330-4

…the European Securities and Markets Authority, in accordance with Article 10 of European Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998, as amended, on settlement fin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-49-1

…s with the maximum term of office for members of the Board of Directors defined in Article D. 4622-19 and applies the limit on the number of successive terms of office for these members under the cond…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-5

…gement of reception areas and rental family sites defined in 1° to 3° of II of Article 1 of Law no. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000 on the reception and housing of Travellers; 7° Collection and treatment of h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R772-2

…level, as qualified by locally applicable provisions equivalent to those implementing Regulation No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R772-1

…level, as qualified by locally applicable provisions equivalent to those implementing Regulation No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-3

…doption on the protection of areas of particular environmental importance, in particular the Natura 2000 impact assessment referred to in article L. 414-4 of the Environment Code; d) Sets out the reas…

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In force

Article Annexe 7-4-1

PARTICIPATION IN THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON BOURSETable no. 1 PRODUCT EXCLUDING TAX COEFFICIENTCALCULATIONFrom 0 to 100,000 euros (a) 0 A = 0. From €100,000 to €200,000 (b) 1 B = (b) × coefficient ×…

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