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Showing 41514160 of 8881 articles for Art. JO Sénat 9 September 2010

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R784-5

…17R. 612-20-1 with the exception of paragraphs II to VIIn° 2020-1637 of 20 December 2020R. 612-21n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-21-1n° 2015-564 of 20 May 2015

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to digital signatures

Article A53-5

Is an advanced electronic seal with qualified certificate within the meaning of Article D. 589-5 an electronic seal in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-1

…pitalières de médecins are professional practice associations whose purpose is to practice medicine jointly as health establishments as defined by articles L. 6111-1 et seq, by pooling the medical act…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Guarantor guarantee

Article D753-13

…rding resulting from the decreeD. 313-26no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-27No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 313-28 and D. 313-29no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-30 and D. 313-31no. 2005…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Guarantor guarantee

Article D752-12

…rding resulting from the decreeD. 313-26no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-27No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 313-28 and D. 313-29no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-30 and D. 313-31no. 2005…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Guarantor guarantee

Article D754-11

…rding resulting from the decreeD. 313-26no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-27No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 313-28 and D. 313-29no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-30 and D. 313-31no. 2005…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Holders of a diploma entitling them to practise the profession of dietician.

Article D4371-1

…n are : 1° The Advanced Technician's Diploma in Dietetics, governed by the provisions of Decree no. 95-665 of 9 May 1995 on the general regulations for the Advanced Technician's Diploma; 2° The univer…

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

Article L335-3

…aming or sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in ̀ article 21 of law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening a ̀ la concurrence et a ̀ la régulation du secteur d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Authorisation for credit institutions and investment firms to bid directly on behalf of their clients at auctions of greenhouse gas emission allowances

Article L613-70

The authorisation provided for in Article 18(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and other aspects of the auctioning of greenhouse gas emission…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-3

…dated basis consults the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution with a view to reaching a joint decision on 1°, 2° or 3° of II of Article L. 613-20-4 or on the measures to be taken in the ev…

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