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Showing 55915600 of 9933 articles for Art. EU Mutual Assistance Directive 2010/24/EU

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 B bis

…as, the benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Article 14 of 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176-1

…or foreign UCITS or FIAs regularly marketed in France and authorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on money market funds or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-12

…Article D. 214-228, the words "whose registered office is in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development" ar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 547

In contentious matters, the appeal may only be directed against those who were parties at first instance. All those who were parties may be respondents.In non-contentious matters, the appeal is admiss…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 164

However, the President of the Republic may, for serious reasons, lift the prohibitions laid down: 1° By Article 161 to marriages between relatives in the direct line where the person who created the a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-59

Until the offer is accepted, the lessee may not make any deposit, subscribe to or endorse any commercial paper, sign any cheque or authorise any direct debit from a bank or post office account in favo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-8

Municipalities which had municipal boards before 28 December 1926 have the option of retaining the form of simple or direct board in force unless they prefer to accept the provisions of this chapter.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1847

If a legal entity acts as managing director, its directors are subject to the same conditions and obligations and incur the same civil and criminal liability as if they were managing directors in thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-9

The file set up under article L. 341-7 is entitled "the direct marketers' file". In particular, it enables persons canvassed under the conditions defined in article L. 341-1 to ensure that the persons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Reimbursement by the State

Article R3232-6

In the event of safeguard proceedings, receivership, compulsory liquidation or financial difficulties on the part of the employer, the Prefect may, on the proposal of the Regional Director of Companie…

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