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Showing 43714380 of 9933 articles for Art. EU Mutual Assistance Directive 2010/24/EU

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-42

…192 and in article R. 214-193;c) Units or shares in FIAs established in other Member States of the European Union or in investment funds governed by foreign law, provided that these funds have been t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-1

I.-Approved mutual insurance companies and agricultural mutual insurance and reinsurance funds, which have drawn up duly approved accounts for the last two financial years, may issue bonds, profit par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-3

…y to be indicated, and for all transactions carried out on behalf of the co-owners, the name of the mutual fund may be validly substituted for that of all the co-owners.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Sale by auction.

Article 1686

…ing common to several cannot be divided conveniently and without loss; Or if, in a division made by mutual consent of common property, there are some which none of the co-partitioners can or will take…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Provisions specific to certain agreements

Article 817 A

…n of partial contributions of assets, mergers or transactions comparable, within the meaning of the Directive of 9 April 1973 of the Council of the European Communities, to mergers giving entitlement…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Guardianship acts

Article 473

…list certain acts that the person under guardianship will have the capacity to do alone or with the assistance of the guardian.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Rights of foreign nationals in detention

Article L744-6

…ise with regard to their asylum application.To this end, they may benefit from legal and linguistic assistance. In particular, they are informed of the conditions for admissibility of an asylum applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article 706-131

…cle 371 of this Code and in accordance with Article 414-3 of the Civil Code, the court, without the assistance of the jury, then rules on the claims for damages made by the civil party. If appropriate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2352-12

…capacity. All participating companies shall bear the expenses relating to the negotiations and the assistance of a single expert.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-3

Lawsuits pending before the industrial tribunal on the date of the opening judgment are continued in the presence of the mandataire judiciaire and the administrator where he has a mission to assist or…

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