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Showing 34713480 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-3

The Banque de France must be provided with additional information for statistical purposes, in accordance with the conditions and deadlines set by order of the Minister for the Economy, when the amoun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-17-1

Each of the persons who effectively directs the business of the undertaking within the meaning of Article L. 532-2 and each member of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Management Boar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R2623-4

Referrals to the conciliation commission remain available to interested parties either at the Direction du travail, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (Directorate of Labour, Employment an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: General conditions of work, access and movement at a height

Article R4323-67

Workstations for work at height must be accessible in complete safety. The most appropriate means of access to these workstations is chosen taking into account the frequency of traffic, the height to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising in specialised sales outlets.

Article R3323-2

The specialised sales outlets referred to in 3° of Article L. 3323-2 are : 1° Sales outlets whose operator holds a licence authorising him to sell alcoholic beverages under the conditions set out in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-307

The members of the selection board are chosen by lot and appointed by order of the Director General of the Centre national de gestion des praticiens hospitaliers et des personnels de direction de la f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 289

…no legal instrument relating to mutual assistance similar in scope to that provided for by Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to ta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-80

I.-The director general of the university hospital centre represents the institution on the supervisory boards of its subsidiaries and on the supervisory boards or, failing that, on the administrative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-58

The statutory auditors' report, provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 225-88, contains:1° A list of the agreements and commitments subject to approval by the General Meeting;2° The names o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article D211-9-4

Without prejudice to Article R. 22-10-28 of the French Commercial Code, the right to attend General Meetings of undertakings for collective investment in the form of companies whose shares are admitte…

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