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Showing 961970 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-13

…sue of the EC declaration of conformity or the declaration of incorporation and the affixing of the CE marking carried out in a Member State of the European Community shall have the same effect as the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-8

…stablishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC;2° Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-2

…pean Economic Area which applies to manage a UCITS governed by French law and authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 shall pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-1

Failure by the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, to make the informati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-13

For the classification and allocation of aid in year n, the reference period runs from film week 27 of year n-3 to film week 26 of year n-1. In the cases mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…r in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1621-1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-15

Sont déclarés dans la demande d'immatriculation d'une caisse d'épargne et de prévoyance, en ce qui concerne son établissement, les renseignements prévus à l'article R. 123-38, with the exception of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 C

It is instituted, for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban spaces in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Guadeloupe created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 D

It is instituted, for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban spaces in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-4

The regional directorate of public finance for Brittany and the Ille-et-Vilaine department is responsible for carrying out the following management operations: 1° It is responsible for collecting all…

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