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Showing 39313940 of 57820 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2016/1103 · Hague Convention of 14 March 1978

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Employers employing casual entertainment workers

Article R6331-73

…ioned in article L. 6131-3 collect the contribution defined in article L. 6331-55, within the limit of the rate mentioned in the second paragraph of the same article, and transfer it to France Compéte…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

An application for a European Union trade mark or a European Union trade mark may only be converted into an application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-1

…rsons or entities that have not been authorised to do so by law are prohibited from making a public offer, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, of financial securities o…

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

Article L532-18-2

The provisions of Articles L. 533-1, L. 533-6, L. 533-9, L. 533-11 to L. 533-20, the first paragraph of Article L. 533-23, 2° and 4° of Article L. 533-24, 1° and 2° of Article L. 533-24-1, Articles L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L772-1

…In Article L. 511-15 : a) The first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "Withdrawal of authorisation shall be decided by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution at the req…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-1

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-8

The securities custodian may, under the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, entrust all or part of its tasks to a third party.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-26

…corrective and preventive measures pursuant to this chapter, except in the cases provided for in IV of Article L. 133-8, I of Article L. 133-10 and Article L. 133-21. The charges referred to in the af…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-2

I. - French issuers whose equity securities or debt securities with a nominal value of less than 1,000 euros and which are not money market instruments, within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-7

The award of Diversity Images aid is subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market i…

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