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Showing 46014610 of 8881 articles for Art. JO Sénat 9 September 2010

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15-1

…within the meaning of the second subparagraph of Article 36(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 583/2010 of 1 July 2010;5° Structured deposits, excluding those incorporating a structure that makes it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-16

The contributions provided for in 1° to 3° of article L. 5422-9 as well as articles L. 5422-11 and L. 5424-20 are collected and controlled by the bodies responsible for collection mentioned in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…ance Code; 2° sexies Institutions for supplementary professional retirement mentioned in article L. 942-1 of the Social Security Code; 3° Intermediaries in banking and payment services mentioned in ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ASSESSMENT BOARD

Article L1212-2

I. - The National Council for the Assessment of Standards is consulted by the Government on the technical and financial impact, for local and regional authorities and their public establishments, of d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-5

…an of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is appointed for a term of five years by joint order of the Ministers of the Economy, Social Security and Mutual Societies, following the opi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article D914-2

…llectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon shall be determined in accordance with the tables in Annexes 9-6 and 9-7 to this Book.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mandatory registered shares

Article L212-2

Cash shares are governed by the provisions of Article L. 228-9 of the French Commercial Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 228-9. - Cash shares are registered shares until they are fully paid up. " "Fai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L642-2

…y the Autorité des marchés financiers carried out under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 621-9 to L. 621-9-2 or to provide it with inaccurate information.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article R914-1

…llectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon shall be determined in accordance with the tables in Annexes 9-4 and 9-5 to this book. "

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article D3822-3

For their application in Wallis and Futuna: 1° In article D. 3512-9-1, the words: "tobacconists, holders of the status of purchaser-reseller and resellers, mentioned in the first paragraph of article…

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