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Showing 20412050 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R532-24

…in order to manage an authorised UCITS or provide investment services in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, must first notify the AMF…

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In force

Article Annexe 2-2

…R. 225-102Financial results of the company over the last five financial years NATURE OF INDICATIONS20..20..20..20..20..I. - Financial position at year-end:a) Share capital.b) Number of shares issued.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26-1

When the easement instituted in application of articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 is likely to seriously compromise the agricultural or forestry use of the encumbered land, its owner(s) may, from the dat…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 10: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Article R211-50

…e L. 141-2. The documents making up the application for registration provided for in article R. 211-20 must be accompanied, where necessary, by a translation into French.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Application for release by the foreign national

Article L742-8

…e procedure provided for in articles L. 743-3, L. 743-4, L. 743-6 to L. 743-12, L. 743-18 to L. 743-20, L. 743-24 and L. 743-25.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-23

…Eight representatives proposed by the trade union organisations mentioned in 2° of article A. 142-20.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-10

…ticle L. 511-41-4 and Article L. 571-4 . They are also subject to the provisions of articles L. 612-20, L. 612-21, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 and L. 612-40 as well as article L. 612-23 for info…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-4

…eferred to in article L. 431-14;-the universal rental risk guarantee fund created by article L. 313-20 of the Code de la Construction et de l'Habitation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Mediators responsible for facilitating the resolution of disputes relating to the granting of authorisation for simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article R324-1

For the application of articles L. 132-20-2 et L. 217-3, a list of twenty mediators is drawn up by the Minister responsible for culture on the proposal of the approved collective management bodies app…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to premises and means of transport

Article L512-5

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