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Showing 11711180 of 10563 articles for Art. CE 27-9-2006 n° 285279

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings.

Article D421-9

The declarations provided for in the second paragraph of I of article L. 421-9 must be made within seven days of the threshold being crossed.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-5

…expressed in the form of a theoretical mathematical provision for point-based schemes), as at 31 December of the previous year:1° Amount of unpaid death benefits under life insurance contracts other…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-5

…nue generated as from this date, the revenue generated between 22 June 2020 and 1 September 2020. Receipts made before 14 March 2020 are not taken into account when determining these rates, except in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-9

…tive authority; 2° Purchasing, holding or supplying veterinary medicinal products containing substances that are subject to special obligat ions withi n the meaning of article L. 5144-1 to members of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Detention of asylum seekers and transmission of their application to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-9

…given to it in a sealed envelope by the foreign national, to the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, with a view to examining it in accordance w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…establishments mentioned in article L. 322-1 if he has been convicted of a crime or one of the offences provided for :1° Chapter I of Title II of Book II of the Criminal Code, with the exception of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: FIAs open to professional investors

Article L742-9

…19 L. 214-155 and L. 214-156 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-157 Act no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 214-158 and L. 214-159 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-160 Act no. 2019-486…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

…19 L. 214-155 and L. 214-156 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-157 Act no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 214-158 and L. 214-159 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-160 Act no. 2019-486…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-94-1

…period of activity in the operational reserve. Annual leave may only be transferred for a period exceeding twenty-four working days. The employee benefiting from one or more days transferred in appli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-94-3

In the absence of more favourable stipulations resulting from the employment contract, an agreement concluded between the Minister of Defence or the Minister of the Interior and the employer or an agr…

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