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Showing 33013310 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…mpany is a small or medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal mar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-2

…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…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-5

…to in Article L. 525-8 or a bureau de change, fails to withdraw from circulation, prior to issuing euro banknotes received from the public, banknotes which he has sufficient reason to believe to be c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-2

I.-When a distributor within the meaning of III of Article L. 511-1 contacts a policyholder or prospective policyholder by telephone with a view to concluding an insurance contract that does not fall…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

The administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 is granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. For the purposes of granting this authorisation, insurance operati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for formalities, requests and procedures

Article A444-43

The services listed under numbers 151 to 203 of table 3-3 give rise to the collection by the judicial officer of the following emoluments:Number of the service (table 3-3 of article appendix 4-7)Descr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-4

…out without respecting the collegiate procedure referred to in article L. 1110-5-1 and the advance directives or, failing this, without the trusted support person referred to in article L. 1111-6 or,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter

…the amount of the credit corresponding to the tax withheld at source abroad or to the discount in lieu thereof, as provided for by international conventions.c. The withholding tax, temporarily levied…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-9

…advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-4

…L. 4221-14-2 and on the basis of a file, individually authorise nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who have suc…

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