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Showing 14811490 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32

…established in a third country managed by a management company established in a Member State of the European Union or an asset management company, as well as the marketing in France of units or shares…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-3

…at includes the business of granting loans ;2° A management company with its registered office in a European Union Member State other than France, authorised in accordance with Directive 2011/61/EU of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-20

…ance with the conditions set out in the Delegated Regulation and the Implementing Regulation of the European Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 11 and 12 of Article 35 of Directive 2014/65/EU o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article A232

…w or those relating to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section III of Annex III to Directive 2011/16/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2011. The report s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Provisions applicable to unfair commercial practices other than misleading or aggressive commercial practices

Article L132-1 A

…sed, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

…inal Procedure. This article is also applicable in the context of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…l contracts underlying the latter, they shall provide, in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 752

Representation takes place ad infinitum in the direct descending line. It is admitted in all cases, either where the children of the deceased compete with the descendants of a predeceased child, or wh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to French Guiana

Article R422-4

For the application of this code in French Guyana: a) The words: "academic regional rector" are replaced by the word: "prefect"; b) The words: "academic regional delegate for youth, commitment and spo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exceptional aid to help offset the loss of revenue resulting from the introduction of the health pass

Article 919-52

Exceptional aid is granted in the form of direct allocations to distribution companies in order to compensate for part of the loss of revenue suffered as a result of the impact on attendance at cinema…

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