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Showing 29512960 of 4454 articles for Art. 20 mars 2014

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-2

…udentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation pursuant to I of Article L. 613-20-4, it shall give its decision no later than six months from receipt of the complete application.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-37

…terested party may claim them until the expiry of the periods provided for in III of Article L. 312-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

…munitions and explosives;3° In pyrotechnic decontamination sites covered byarticle 1 of decree no. 2005-1325 of 26 October 2005 as amended relating to safety rules applicable to work carried out as p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Debts of the deceased

Article 773

…fying their existence at that time, in the form and according to the rules determined in article L. 20 of the Book of Tax Procedures; 2° Debts granted by the deceased in favour of his heirs or interpo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-23

…in a), a general-purpose investment fund may increase the limit of exposure to a single contract to 20% when, in accordance with the fund rules or the articles of association of the general-purpose in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

…a "DLT trading and settlement facility", under Articles 8 and 10 respectively of Regulation (EU) No 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-9

Under all matrimonial regimes and on pain of nullity of any clauses to the contrary included in the marriage contract, the right to disclose the work, to fix the conditions of its exploitation and to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-2

If the budget is not adopted before 15 April of the financial year to which it applies, or before 30 April of the year of the renewal of the deliberative bodies, the State representative in the depart…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-6

Notwithstanding any eviction order that has become final and notwithstanding the expiry of the periods granted under article L. 412-3, any eviction order that has not been enforced by 1st November of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Register of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R134-1

…e public database mentioned in article L. 134-2 is called the "Register of unavailable books of the 20th century". It is open to public consultation via the Bibliothèque nationale de France's online p…

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