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Showing 47914800 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2

…anies. In particular, they shall provide for the terms of implementation of Articles 14a and 14b of Directive 2014/91/EU of the Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on the coordination of law…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-24

…rage facility in compliance with the provisions laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 of 15 December 2017 on the essential elements of data storage contracts to be concluded in th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R154-2

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC are replaced by the reference to the rules in force in mainland France under Regu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…tus of cooperatives are deleted; 2° In Article L. 214-165-1, the references to Articles 2 and 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual fin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

…oes not exceed fifteen days;6° In ammunition storage facilities in risk division 1.4, as defined by Directive 2008/68/EC of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods, under the resp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-47

…e with an agreement reached by consensus within the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Except in emergencies, the compu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

…pted by the court under the third paragraph within the time limits set shall be liable to a fine of 18,000 euros and the penalties provided for in article L. 4741-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…male, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement ;17° Institut de recherche pour le développement ;18° L'Agence nationale de santé publique ;19° Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-7

…by an investment services provider as part of its trading book within the meaning of Article 11 of Directive 2006/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on the capital ad…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AH

…here the beneficial owners of such persons, legal arrangements or structures, within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the preventi…

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