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Showing 27812790 of 6855 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2016/1103

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 A bis

…nitial capital or capital increases of a small business within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 F

…areas, the benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 750-1

In application of the Article 4 of Law no. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016, on pain of inadmissibility, which the judge may declare ex officio, the legal claim shall be preceded, at the parties' option,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R920-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the chapters below, the following provisions of the code are applicable in the Department of Mayotte:1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 123-171-1,…

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

Article L214-160

…d for the management company itself. The custodian or the person designated for this purpose by the regulations of the professional private equity fund shall ensure that the subscriber or purchaser is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-21

Persons whose activity is to offer access to online public communication services shall include, in the contracts concluded with their subscribers, a clear and legible reference to the provisions of A…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-6

To be admissible, referrals sent to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique by duly constituted professional defence bodies, collective management bodies and the Cent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-30

…t ensure compliance with the principle of adversarial proceedings. The Chairman appoints the rapporteur. The accused party is heard at his request or if the rapporteur deems it useful. The rapporteur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-33

The association referred to in Article L. 621-32 either takes action on its own initiative or is informed by the Autorité des marchés financiers of facts likely to constitute a breach by a member of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Emergency medical care authorisation

Article R6123-12

…the opening hours of his consultations and, if necessary, refers him or has him transferred, after regulation by the SAMU, to a health establishment authorised to carry out this activity; 2° Providin…

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