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Showing 48614870 of 6855 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2016/1103

French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Tax levied for the French Guiana region

Article 1599 quinquies B

…lling within the category of small and medium-sized enterprises as defined by Annex 1 to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-120

…at least fourteen days before the subscription closes in accordance with the procedures set out in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and shall be exempt from the formalities set out in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-56

…this Article shall be understood to be in accordance with the provisions of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 920/2013. The independence of control staff shall be guaranteed. The remuneration…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-15

…der the conditions set out in articles L. 222-5 to L. 222-22, by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area: 1° When they are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedure for marketing FIAs in France

Article L214-24-1

…ny French portfolio management company, any management company established in a Member State of the European Union or any asset manager established in a third country shall, prior to marketing in Fran…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-61-1

…t à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (open-ended real estate investment company) or the regulations of the fonds de placement immobilier (real estate investment fund) may provide for the a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xa: Health charges on fishery and aquaculture products

Article 302 bis WA

…the retailer or consumer, of a quantity not exceeding that provided for in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 of 23 December 1985 laying down detailed implementing rules concerning t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-15

…lance sheet and income statement items and the information to be included in the notes are set by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-25

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When information is provided by registered letter with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-2

Within a time limit fixed by regulation, the distrainee or the garnishee may request the president of the judicial court to order the release of the seizure or to confine its effects, or to authorise…

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