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Showing 14411450 of 2190 articles for Art. 27 Oct 1997

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-2

…ormation sheet referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 shall be drawn up in French. However, under the conditions and within the limits set by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: The savings bank network.

Article R512-57

…or authorisation as a finance company, in accordance with II of article 34 of order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 relating to credit institutions and finance companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising establishments performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-34

…in an establishment authorised to carry out pre-implantation diagnosis pursuant to Article R. 2131-27, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may, at any time, withdraw the authorisatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification file

Article D261-3

…raphic or audiovisual works falling within the scope of the agreement provided for inarticle L. 132-27 of the Intellectual Property Code that are the subject of the operation; 3° The list of related t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-7

…e determined in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 3123-19 and L. 3123-27.The first paragraph of this article does not apply:1° To contracts lasting no more than seven day…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-7

…the results of the skills test as an appendix are deleted; 3° For the application of Article D. 314-27 : a) The words: "in particular under Articles L. 312-18 to L. 312-27; L. 312-50 to L. 312-54 and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R152-2

…tax agents", the words: "reporting to the State"; 11° The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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

Article R223-20

…ry auditor or a member, in accordance with the provisions of the eighth paragraph of Article L. 223-27, the time limit is reduced to eight days. A company that intends to use electronic communication…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2i: Companies located in rural regeneration areas

Article 44 quindecies

…exies A, 44 septies, as it read prior to Finance Act No. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 for 2022, 44 octies, as it read prior to the same Act, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies, 44 quaterdecies,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

…sexies, 44 septies, as it stood prior to Finance Act no. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 for 2022, 44 octies, as it read prior to the same law, 44 octies A, 44 quindecies, 44 sexdecies and 44 septdecies…

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