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Showing 20112020 of 4232 articles for Art. 16 nov. 2004

French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L141-2

…sidence or establishment of customers in the internal market, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/ EC are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-7

…s set at 50% up to a limit of 720,000,000 F in 2000,840,000,000 F in 2001,146,351,040 euros in 2002,164,644,920 euros in 2003,182,938,800 euros from 2004 to 2016 and 212,938,800 euros in 2017 and subs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R773-21

…533-1 and R. 533-2law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 533-2-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 533-16 and R. 533-16-0n° 2019-1235 of 27 November 2019R. 533-16-2n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017II. - For…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R774-21

…533-1 and R. 533-2law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 533-2-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 533-16 and R. 533-16-0n° 2019-1235 of 27 November 2019R. 533-16-2n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017II. - For…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R775-20

…533-1 and R. 533-2law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 533-2-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 533-16 and R. 533-16-0n° 2019-1235 of 27 November 2019R. 533-16-2n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017II. - For…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…ons and investment firms;3° Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the Eur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…on of Article L. 2224-7-1:1° The words "in accordance with 6° of I of Article 43 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia" are added to the first se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education

Article L4424-2

…third paragraphs of this article shall apply from 1 January 2005. Articles 104 to 111 of the loi n° 2004-809 du 13 août 2004 relative aux libertés et responsabilités locales shall apply to the transfe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…ks in the digital age;Article L. 113-9-1 is applicable in the wording resulting from Order no. 2021-1658 of 15 December 2021.Articles L. 132-15, L. 132-17-1-1, L. 132-17-3, L. 132-17-4-1, L. 132-17-8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-6

…g from a financial contract or a contract mentioned in 4 to 10 of Section C of Annex I to Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 has been excluded from the…

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