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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international agreements and European Union law

Article R614-35

The terms of application of articles R. 614-21 to R. 614-24 are set, where necessary, by order of the Minister responsible for industrial property.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specialised credit institutions

Article R513-20

…e of the European Union and meeting the criteria of a of 1 of Article 416 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 ;2° Within the limit of the sums…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-3

…een the total amount paid in 2008 for all the compensation mentioned in I to X of article 48 of law no. 2008-1425 of 27 December 2008 on the finances for 2009 and the total amount of this same compens…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 B bis

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: General provisions

Article R517-9

…y 2014, or the national provisions of the Member States of the European Union transposing Directive 2013/36/ EU of 26 June 2013 or Directive 2014/65/ EU of 15 May 2014. For the purposes of this Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article R773-21

…the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-1-Bn° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-1 and R. 533-2law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 533-2-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 533-16 and R. 533-16-0n° 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article R774-21

…the version resulting from the decreeR. 533-1-Bn° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-1 and R. 533-2law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 533-2-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 533-16 and R. 533-16-0n° 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment services providers

Article R775-20

…the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-1-Bn° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-1 and R. 533-2law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 533-2-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 533-16 and R. 533-16-0n° 20…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 264

A special list of alternate jurors shall also be drawn up each year by the commission, under the conditions provided for in Article 263, outside the annual list of jurors. Alternate jurors must reside…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-99

Within seven working days of receiving the European protection order or the additional information requested pursuant to Article 696-98, the public prosecutor shall submit the request for recognition…

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