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Showing 19311940 of 7678 articles for Art. EU Succession Regulation — guidance

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 778

…nd income produced by the property concealed of which he has had enjoyment since the opening of the succession.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 642

…eath when the person whose estate is being taken over died elsewhere than in Madagascar, Mauritius, Europe or Africa.The two-year time limit referred to in the fourth paragraph also applies in Mayotte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-162

I.-The regional guidance plan defines the territorial strategy for implementing jobs with a future, in particular : 1° The priority industries and sectors of activity for the deployment of jobs with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of traineeships

Article R6341-2

…e Regional Prefect, after consulting the Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance, for courses organised and financed at regional level;3° The prefect of the département, af…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-170

…technical test for access to the first-degree state instructor's certificate (brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier degré), 'alpine skiing' option; - a certificate of successful completion of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Age of admission.

Article L4153-7

…in general for any person having authority over or custody of a child, to place the child under the guidance of vagrants, persons without means of support or beggars.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public service for validation of prior learning

Article L6411-1

The role of the public service for validation of prior learning is to provide guidance and support to anyone applying for validation of their prior learning who can demonstrate that their activity is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article R331-22

Recommendations adopted by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique pursuant to I of Article L. 331-18 may be published on the authority's website.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

…ious paragraph, the word "institution" shall be understood within the meaning of Article 4(1)(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.A parent u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8

I.-The Autorité des marchés financiers shall perform the duties arising from Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and shall ensure that the provisions thereof are applied. II-Any new fact or any…

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