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Showing 23812390 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-162

…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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIIIa: Procedure applicable to health and environmental offences

Article D47-6

…sms; IV.Health safety and prophylaxis; V.-Safety at work; VI.-Health products, in particular pharmaceuticals, medical devices, products of human or animal origin or therapeutic products; VII.-Hazardou…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Application to vary a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment

Article D5141-56

…5141-8 for changes assessed under the worksharing procedure pursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…sole provisions applicable to them under Article L. 517-10;4° ter Investment holding companies and EU parent investment holding companies;5° Money changers;6° The bodies mentioned in Article L. 511-6…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…governed by decree no. 85-402 of 3 April 1985 amended by decree no. 92-339 of 30 March 1992 .-moniteurs et allocataires-moniteurs normaliens régis par le décret n° 89-794 du 30 octobre 1989 modifié.-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…egion.II. - The tax is payable by the owner, usufructuary, lessee under a construction lease, emphyteutic lessee or holder of an authorisation for temporary occupation of the public domain constitutin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies B

At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the sum of the territorial economic contribution, the taxes for the costs of cha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

…gy;g) Buildings and public works;h) Processing of products for construction and cosmetic and pharmaceutical production.4° For the profits of businesses from holdings located in Guadeloupe, Martinique…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

…onal private equity funds may grant loans to companies, under the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) No 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…credit.VI bis. - The benefit of the tax credit 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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