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Showing 26412650 of 19140 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 27 June 2018

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-14

…lidation defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-3

…ation of direct grants is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-11

…of direct allocations is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

…ntioned in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regul…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R153-2

…° The references to the external borders of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° The references to the commander of the gendarmerie group are replaced by t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L732-4

…Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, as well as the European Banking Authority" are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L733-4

…Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, as well as the European Banking Authority" are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L734-4

…Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, as well as the European Banking Authority" are deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-16

…le L. 511-4 of the French Construction and Housing Code and Articles 9 and 10 of Act 2011-725 of 23 June 2011 containing special provisions relating to informal housing districts and the fight against…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-1

…ty, authenticated by the most recent decree published in application of article 156 of law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 relating to local democracy;c) Each municipality has at least one seat;d) No…

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