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Showing 91100 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-9

…és financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 29(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 creating a general f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

Unitary effect may be conferred on a European patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Conservation care (R).

Article R2213-3

…entation, de l'environnement et du travail, a competent authority within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012. The authorisation specifies the conditions for diluting the product…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article L549-2

For the purposes of Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article D440-2

…rudentiel et de résolution, when requiring that a clearing house be subject to authorisation by the European Central Bank as a credit institution within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article R440-1

…s days before the expiry of the periods provided for in Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on over-the-counter der…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 septdecies

1. Mutual insurers and unions governed by the Mutual Code and provident institutions governed by Title III of Book IX of the Social Security Code may allocate a special solvency reserve account up to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article D5522-53

The job creation premium, worth 34,650 euros, is paid annually according to the following scale:1° During each of the first three calendar years: 5,500 euros;2° During each of the following three cale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-38

The rates of the fees payable by users of the public service authority are set by the Board of Directors. The rates are set in such a way as to ensure the financial equilibrium of the public service a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-48-1

If the financial account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where appl…

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