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Showing 32713280 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Declarations of existence and accounts

Article 286

…ered in the book is totalled at the end of the month.The book prescribed above or the accounts in lieu thereof, as well as the supporting documents for transactions carried out by taxpayers, in partic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-2

I. - Without prejudice to V of article L. 5210-1-1, when the representative of the State in the department establishes that a commune does not belong to any public establishment of inter-communal coop…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…ation of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the ru…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…plication of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the ru…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-32

…xception of the secondary insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Solvency Capital Requirement

Article L352-1

…ing the standard formula.IV - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall inform the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority of any application for approval or major amen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…e tax reduction mentioned in I of this article 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…for which the contract or the document intended for public information provided for in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 or any equivalent document required for admission to foreign regula…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-10

…taken and any further corrective measures planned. Article 302 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 specifies the arrangements for the publications incumbent on under…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-1

…e in the event of non-performance by the other party of its obligations or in the event of force majeure. III.-Engages the liability of its author and obliges him to compensate the damage caused the f…

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