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Showing 21412150 of 6655 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2368/2002

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-8

…et de résolution may require Class 2 investment firms and the firms referred to in Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 to publish, more than once a year, within the time limits it determines, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies C

…lement to the allowance referred to in the first paragraph is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Alerts to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and the exercise of his powers

Article D47-1-40

…cutor responsible for receiving, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-137, the information from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor indicating that he is referring to the national authorities a related off…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D589-5

…his electronic seal must be of an advanced level with a qualified certificate within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014. However,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-16-2

The persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2, acting as acquirers within the meaning of EU Regulation 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, shall only acce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-138-2

…ected on the DEMAT @ AMIANTE platform receive the information provided for in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

…is deemed to have been fulfilled when the company has informed the market pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-92

Any municipality may, by resolution of the municipal council, establish a tax on waste received at a household and similar waste storage facility, subject to the general tax on polluting activities re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

For the application of this Code in Mayotte and in the absence of any specific mention of this collectivity : 1° The powers devolved to the Prefect in the region or department are exercised by the Pre…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

…forementioned liabilities to be taken into account is defined in Article 17 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. The boundaries of these contracts are defined in Arti…

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