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Showing 19011910 of 2709 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L774-6

…1, the references to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 604/2014 of 4 March 2014 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council are replaced by references to Art…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…of waste likely to produce biogas, mentioned as such in the register provided for in Article 35 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article R221-12

…If the applicant holds an attestation of competence within the meaning of point a of Article 11 of Directive 2005/36/EC of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications or a cert…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…° In Article L. 214-24-21: a) In I, the words: "subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:" are replaced by the words: "subject to respect for the confi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-7

…° In Article L. 214-24-21: a) In I, the words: "subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:" are replaced by the words: "subject to respect for the confi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…° In Article L. 214-24-21: a) In I, the words: "subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:" are replaced by the words: "subject to respect for the confi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15

…t out in Article 50 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU.Information on all costs and charges, including costs and charges related to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-29

…es which are grouped together for the purpose of consolidating their accounts within the meaning of Directive 83/349/EEC of 13 June 1983 or in accordance with recognised international accounting rules…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-20

I. - A parent undertaking is an undertaking which has exclusive control, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, over one or more other undertakings or which exercises a domina…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-16

The amount of the direct allocation is set at:1° 40% of dubbing costs for each foreign version, up to a maximum of :- 70 per minute for two foreign versions per work chosen by the company;- €50 per mi…

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