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Showing 34813490 of 9933 articles for Art. EU Mutual Assistance Directive 2010/24/EU

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-7

…21-1 and organisations proving their inclusion on the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-20

…g a decision to limit or stop treatment in application of article L. 1111-4, and unless the advance directives already appear in the file in his possession, the doctor will consult the shared medical…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA quater

…s increase in the degressive depreciation rate 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
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-170

…ies issued by the financing undertaking are offered to the public within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-112

When the European Public Prosecutor's Office decides to exercise its jurisdiction, the public prosecutor or investigating judge hearing an investigation or inquiry concerning acts covered by Article 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

…year, within the timeframes it determines, the information referred to in Part Eight of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and to use, for public…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

I.-Sociétés de crédit foncier may use the "European covered bond" label for the "obligations foncières" and other senior debt referred to in Article L. 513-2, paragraph 2 of the first paragraph that t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-13

…2. Where, in particular circumstances, as defined in Article 19 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, insurance and reinsurance undertakings do not have sufficient dat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-1

…he administrative, management and supervisory body provided for in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, the written policies shall specify whether it is the responsibili…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-18

…secrecy do not prevent the communication, to the competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union and to the European Commission, of information and documents held and collected by co…

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