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Showing 701710 of 63857 articles for Art. s. L 225-20 and L 225-76

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-9

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 29(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-5

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices use…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-8

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on cr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-6

The AMF shall ensure that the financial institutions referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 561-36 comply with Article L. 564-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority, within the meaning of Article 67(1) of Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Leasing transactions carried out by property companies for commerce and industry and approved energy-saving financing companies

Article 239 sexies

I. - When the purchase price paid by the lessee for the property leased under a finance lease entered into with a société immobilière pour le commerce et l'industrie is less than the difference betwee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-20

Annual accounts must comply with the principle of prudence. In drawing them up, the trader, whether a natural or legal person, is presumed to be continuing his business. Even if there is no or insuffi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-20

When the sale price is finally fixed, the purchaser, in the absence of an agreement between the creditors for the amicable distribution of its price, is obliged, on the summons of any creditor, and wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-20

Voters indicate by yes or no whether they approve the draft deliberation or act presented to them. After taking cognisance of the result of the consultation, the competent authority of the local autho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-20

The minutes of the meeting of the social and economic committee consulted on a collective redundancy project for economic reasons are sent to the administrative authority.

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