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Showing 101110 of 4251 articles for Art. 20 Mar 2019

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment services providers

Article R775-20

…nd column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-1-Bn° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-1 and R. 533-2law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 533-2-2no. 2014-1315…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-20

…hree years following their creation, new communes whose creation order was issued between 2 January 2019 and 1 January 2020 grouping together a population less than or equal to 150,000 inhabitants rec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-20

…tead of postal dispatch to comply with the formalities provided for in articles R. 223-18 to R. 223-20, R. 223-20-2 and R. 223-20-3 submit the proposal to the members either by post or by electronic m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority, within the meaning of paragraph 18 of Article 2 and paragraph 6 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-20

A UCITS may not engage in short sales of the financial instruments referred to in Article L. 214-20.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-20

…irectors determines the management expenses of the guarantee fund and manages its assets. Before 31 March each year, it draws up the fund's balance sheet for the operations of the previous year. This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Loading bays and ramps

Article R4214-20

Loading bays have at least one exit. If they are longer than 20 metres, they have an exit at each end.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

…ir automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-20

Articles R. 622-9 and R. 622-13 to R. 622-20 are applicable to receivership proceedings, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment of a bonus

Article R2171-20

…studies to be carried out as defined in the consultation documents, less a discount of no more than 20%.

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