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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…ission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the vineyard planting authorisation sc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Request for review

Article L531-41

…rovisions of the first paragraph.These provisions apply without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-2

…eir consolidated financial position within the meaning of Article 4(1) 47 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the management standards de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-1

…eir consolidated financial position within the meaning of Article 4(1) 47 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the management standards de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R784-3

…les applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-2 to R. 612-5, R. 612-6 and R. 612-7n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-7-1 and R. 612-7-2n° 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015R. 612-9n° 2010…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 E

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 323-13 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the contribution of an asset by a farmer to a Groupement agricole d'exploitation en commun const…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-17

I. - For the application of Article D. 5217-16 :a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the member municipalities of the me…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1764

I. - (Expired).II. - (Expired).III. - The transferee company that does not comply with the conversion or construction commitment mentioned in II of Article 210 F is liable for a fine equal to the amou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-A

…ment over and above the requirements laid down respectively in part three of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 for credit institutions and in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

…d "institution" shall be understood within the meaning of Article 4(1)(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.A parent undertaking of a finance…

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