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Showing 35113520 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 1

Heading 1-General administration 10. Consignment and financial investment of certain funds 101. Consignment Agreement or court decision having the force of res judicata (1) or, where applicable, consi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Provisions applicable to impatriates

Article 155 B

I. - 1. Employees and the persons referred to in 1°, 2° and 3° of b of Article 80 ter called from abroad to take up employment with a company established in France for a limited period are not subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 B

1. Article 210 A applies to the partial contribution of assets of one or more complete branches of business or similar items. The same Article 210 A applies to the demerger of a company comprising at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-1

…esting authority constitutes an offence punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L341-2

The rules on direct marketing by banks or financial institutions do not apply to :1° Contacts with qualified investors as defined in Article L. 411-2 .1 and with legal entities whose balance sheet tot…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to investment firms and portfolio management companies relating to professional secrecy

Article L531-12

…ered by professional secrecy where the laws or regulations of a country that is not a member of the European Union provide for the declaration of such information to a central repository. When this in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-4

I.-Any financial investment adviser must become a member of an association responsible for monitoring the individual professional activities of its members, representing them collectively and defendin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

The annual negotiations on professional equality between women and men and the quality of life and working conditions cover : 1° The balance between personal and professional life for employees ; 2° T…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2623-1

…cle R. 2311-5 :a) 2° is deleted;b) In 6°, the words: "the other technical standards drawn up by the European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In article R. 2322-2, the sec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2643-1

…In article R. 2311-5 :a) 2° is deleted;b) In 5°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In article R. 2322-2, the sec…

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