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Showing 23212330 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quinquies

…ent in the result of which the income and profits are included are located in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which has co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

…w, with the exception of those referred to in d of 2 of Article 9 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in 2° of article 80 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-4

…ar situation. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may also refer the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 C

…France when such income is paid:a) By a debtor established outside France in a Member State of the European Union or in another State or territory that has concluded with France an administrative ass…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-6

…legal persons, who hold a qualifying holding within the meaning of Article 4(1)(36) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-B

…anciers finds that an ISP with a branch in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin is not complying with the disclosure requirements laid down in Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-39

I. - The AIFM's subsequent operations in the European Union have no impact on the designation of France as the reference Member State.However, if the AIFM modifies its marketing strategy within two ye…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-1

I.-In their sustainability risk policy, made public pursuant to Article 3 of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the publication of sustainable investment and sustainabilit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-9

…e first paragraph ceases to be valid are defined in Article 299 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…the category of small and medium-sized enterprises, as defined in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014, the average turnover used is determined after applying a 20% reduct…

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