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Showing 611620 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-4

…inancial securities registered in a shared electronic record-keeping device pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for mark…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-4

…re the change is made in accordance with the conditions set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-1

I.-The performance reviews of the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 shall be governed by the provisions of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-4

In its deliberations, the Board of Directors sets the Agency's general guidelines. In addition to the powers conferred on it by Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice of concession

Article R3122-1

…otice shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 of 11 November 2015 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8 quater

Each member of ship co-ownerships governed by articles L. 5114-30 to L. 5114-50 of the Transport Code is personally liable for income tax on the share corresponding to his rights in the profits declar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article L270-1

The provisions of Title I of Book VIII and the provisions of Articles L. 822-1 to L. 822-6, L. 823-11 to L. 823-17, L. 824-11.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 A

The benefit of the provisions of 1° bis and 2° of article 208 is reserved for investment companies governed by articles L. 214-127 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, which allocate all of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Statelessness

Article L582-1

Stateless status is granted to any person who meets the definition in Article 1 of the New York Convention of 28 September 1954 relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. Such persons are governed b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article L720-1

In accordance with article L. 264-1, the provisions of articles L. 721-2 to L. 721-5, L. 722-1 to L. 722-8 and L. 722-11 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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