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Showing 27912800 of 6655 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2368/2002

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6461-1

…e collectivity. It shall decide on all matters on which it is called upon to deliberate by laws and regulations and, generally, on all matters of interest to the collectivity which are referred to it.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-17

Each establishment has its own special regulations which supplement the general provisions of the standard regulations by laying down operating conditions that take account of the nature and location…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Redistribution and inter-professional fund for access to law and justice

Article R444-40

The articles of association and internal regulations of the fund management company are approved by a joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the Budget. The internal regulations o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…bject of an offer made through a provider of participative financing services within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503. 2. The company issuing the securities referred to in 1 is :a) Either a co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-2

…done by providing the key information document or the specific information document provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and C…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-18

All premises and facilities must comply with current planning, building, health and safety regulations, in particular the decree of 30 January 1978 on special building regulations for collectively man…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-18

Admission to and continued membership of a regulated market by the market undertaking organising trading on that market are subject to compliance with the rules of that market. The relationship betwee…

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

Article L451-1-1

For the purposes of this section, an issuer is a person or entity whose financial securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or whose financial securities, whether admitted to trading or…

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

Article L451-1-3

…regulated market, publish regulated information within the meaning of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-1

…by Article 34 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sector, the National Gaming Authority shall receive, centralise an…

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