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Showing 58815890 of 6655 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2368/2002

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-11

…ered by an allocation sub-account mentioned in Article L. 142-4 and appearing, in Article 423-28 of Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the French Accounting Standards Authority relating to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-2

…s if one of the following two conditions is met:1° The proposed acquirer is established outside the European Union or is subject to regulations other than European regulations;2° The proposed acquirer…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…down in 1, for a period of three years after the service is made available to the public within the European Union and provided that it has an annual turnover of less than ten million euros calculated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…ions referred to in II of Article L. 312-8-1 intended for the Single Resolution Fund established by Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 ;9° The co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

…Article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code are not applicable; 2° References to the territory of the European Economic Area are replaced by references to the territory of the French Republic; 3° Refere…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L783-8

…ticle L. 229-7 du code de l'environnement are not applicable; 2° References to the territory of the European Economic Area are replaced by references to the territory of the French Republic; 3° Refere…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L785-7

…Article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code are not applicable; 2° References to the territory of the European Economic Area are replaced by references to the territory of the French Republic; 3° Refere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

…ard to the addressee. Any service provider falling within the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market may co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6a : Inventory of fixtures, rental charges and taxes

Article L145-40-2

…y gives rise to an annual summary statement sent by the lessor to the lessee within a period set by regulation. During the course of the lease, the lessor shall inform the lessee of any new charges, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-54-1

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than one office as chief executive officer of sociétés anonymes having their registered office on French territory. As an exception to the provisions of…

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