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Showing 261270 of 63726 articles for Art. L 144-12 · Cass. com. 18 March 2020 n° 18-22.050 · Cass. 3e civ. 1 June 2011 · Cass. com. 16 June 1992

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-6

The Autorité des marchés financiers is responsible for applying the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-4

In the report referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 621-18-3, the AMF shall report on the application of Articles L. 544-3 to L. 544-6 and may approve any recommendat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-5

I. - The Autorité des marchés financiers shall issue the authorisation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, managemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-7

The Autorité des marchés financiers may be delegated by the European Securities and Markets Authority under the conditions laid down in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parlia…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-18

The easement provided for in articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 may only be established within the zones and sectors defined in local town planning schemes. This provision does not apply to easements est…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-18

A decree in the Council of State determines the terms and conditions for the application of articles L. 713-1 to L. 713-14. In particular, this decree lays down the conditions under which the seats of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-18

The 1° and 2° of Article L. 1324-3, in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-9 of 5 January 2017, are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transitional provisions

Article L5217-18

As from the general renewal of the municipal councils following the promulgation of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropol…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-18

A decree in the Council of State sets out: 1° The conditions under which the reports establishing the state of abandonment are drawn up; 2° The methods of publicity that must be used to bring the repo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Groups of employers not falling within the scope of the same collective agreement.

Article L1253-18

Subject to the specific provisions applicable to the employers' groups mentioned in Article L. 1253-17, the provisions of Section 1 apply to employers' groups that do not fall within the scope of the…

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