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Showing 39113920 of 6655 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2368/2002

French Customs CodeIn force
Section 10: Employment of qualified persons

Article 67 quinquies A

…shall record them in a customs report or in the document provided for in Article 247 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council

Article L142-2

…he management of the Banque de France's activities other than those falling within the remit of the European System of Central Banks. It decides on staff regulations. These regulations are submitted b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-23

…1 acquire control : 1° Of a company whose registered office is established in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market in a Member State…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 7: Safeguard measures

Article L385-8

…res, the Autorité may require the fund to have a higher solvency margin than that prescribed by the regulations in order for the fund to be able to meet its commitments in some of the test scenarios.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-51

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the General Meeting may provide that the capital increase that it decides or authorises pursuant to article L. 225-135 includes…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-13

…ublication of the patent application pursuant to 1° of Article L. 612-21 and within a period set by regulation, any third party may send written observations on patentability, within the meaning of Ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-23

The mayor is responsible for policing bathing and water sports activities carried out from the shore using beach and unregistered equipment. This policing is exercised at sea up to a limit set at 300…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-8

Regulated entities in a financial conglomerate are subject to supplementary requirements regarding capital adequacy, intra-group transactions between different entities in the conglomerate, risk conce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Distillers

Article 320

…said syndicates or associations and approved by the administration. The provisions of the laws and regulations on distilleries are applicable to the layout of the premises managed by the trade unions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article R1114-38

…of Directors, in accordance with the procedures set out in its articles of association and internal regulations. Each year, the Union nationale allocates to the regional unions, in accordance with a d…

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