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Showing 101110 of 65577 articles for Art. s. L 227-1 to L 227-20-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-A

Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Autorité des marchés financiers has clear and demonstrable grounds for believing that an investment service provider operating under t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

When, as the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-32 septies

Where the original of a document communicated by electronic means has been drawn up on paper, the president of the bench or the magistrate in charge of the investigation may order its production at an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-32 sexies

…uthor of the request or of the party sending a brief or exhibits, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order mentioned in Article R. 2333-120-32 bis, is valid as a signature for the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

SCALE FOR ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY OF VICTIMS OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS, IATROGENIC CONDITIONS OR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 IV. - STOMATOLOGYA. - Loss of teethComplet…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-20

When facts likely to constitute a breach of the obligation defined in article L. 336-3 are brought to its attention, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may send…

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594-0 F sexies

Sales resulting from the application of articles L. 181-14 to L. 181-28 of the rural and maritime fishing code relating to the agricultural development of uncultivated land, abandoned land and insuffi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-20

I. - A parent undertaking is an undertaking which has exclusive control, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, over one or more other undertakings or which exercises a domina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-20

The conditions for the application of articles L. 526-14 to L. 526-18, in particular the procedures for informing the public of decisions to withdraw authorisation and deregister, are set by order of…

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