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Showing 30413050 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-12

…Article D. 214-228, the words "whose registered office is in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development" ar…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

…performance of a mission of public interest, in accordance with e of 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016. The body mentioned in the last member of the sentence of the first pa…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations and filings concerning legal entities

Article R123-253

…ies, upon declaration by the company at the time of its registration: 1° The surname, usual name, pseudonym, forenames, date and place of birth, nationality, personal address and telephone and e-mail…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe D

Specification of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208

…s du premier alinéa, les sociétés immobilières pour le commerce et l'industrie sont, sur option de leur part exercée avant le 1er juillet 1991, exonérées d'impôt sur les sociétés pour la fraction de l…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R221-3

…rmally be returned by post: "You will be responsible for the direct cost of returning the good, ... EUR [insert amount]. "or, if the cost of returning the good cannot reasonably be calculated in advan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

…e near future to be in breach of the requirements resulting from the provisions of : 1° Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 ; 2° Articles 3 to 7,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe art. A132-4

…iding the key information document or the specific information document provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission De…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

…nature of the insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Article 3(1), (2) or (4) of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, the court with jurisdiction to hear the ap…

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

Article L613-38

…nd Subsection 10 of this Section in respect of these persons, their subsidiaries established in the European Union and, subject to the provisions of Article L. 632-13-1, I and II of Article L. 613-15-…

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