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Showing 17411750 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-57

…his authorisation ceases to be valid are defined in Article 361 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1457

…ess property tax. The benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Automatic processing of personal data relating to requests for validation of reception certificates

Article R142-48

The right of access provided for by Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Article 49 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 is exercised at the town hall of the place of accommoda…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Surrender of foreign nationals with long-term resident status - EU

Article R621-10

…hen the administrative authority is consulted by the competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-5

…prudentiel et de résolution may, within a period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, refer to the European Banking Authority any decision, taken on an individual or sub-consolidated basis by another…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L613-41-2

Without prejudice to the rules on large exposures set out in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 in Articles L. 511-41 and L. 533-2, the resolutio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-9

…comply with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of ind…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-24

…ast the requirements for an advanced electronic signature provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identifi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R227-1-1

…at least the requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-3

In the case of mutual and cooperative networks, the European Central Bank may, on a proposal from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and after obtaining the opinion of the central bo…

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