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Showing 26812690 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…offer made through a provider of participative financing services within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503. 2. The company issuing the securities referred to in 1 is :a) Either a company which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article D312-1-1

…balance (or provision) available on the account; 7° Cash withdrawals (in the case of withdrawals in euros in the euro zone from an ATM in another establishment using an international payment card): th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…ly to fail within a period of twelve months to comply with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L613-40

…financial stability.The resolution college may request any information it deems necessary from the EU parent company concerned. It shall have access for the same purposes to any information held by t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…esignation of the storage facilities for non-hazardous waste concerned Unit of collection Quota (in euros) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 From 2025 B.-Authorised plants recovering more than 75% of the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article R221-12

I. - Nationals of France or of another Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may obtain the professional guide-lecturer card referred to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-29

…of its assets if these securities or instruments are issued or guaranteed by a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the agreement on the European Economic Area, by its local a…

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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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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5-1

I.-When there is a risk that they will enter into direct competition with the public health establishment in which they were mainly practising, the practitioners mentioned in article L. 6151-1, in 1°…

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