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Showing 16111620 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Public buy-out offers and squeeze-out

Article L433-4

…due to holders of unidentified securities shall be deposited, and where the holders referred to in point 3 are not identified, the compensation shall be paid in cash. The terms of the deposit shall b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-7

…empted from veterinary checks at borders under that Directive, in accordance with the provisions of point 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIII to that Regulation, except in retail shops where cutting and sto…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Ski lift insurance

Article Annexe art. A220-3

…e meaning of Article 2 above): All goods intended for the transport of passengers between two given points. Art. 4 Exclusions.-The contract does not cover : a) damage caused to the operator or its leg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater O

I. - The companies referred to in III and taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-7

…ty to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, shall endeavour to reach a joint decision on the points mentioned in 1° and 2° of III of Article L. 613-20-6 with the competent authorities concerned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…Independence and prevention of conflicts of interest 20. Article 5 of the Code of Ethics states in point I that "the statutory auditor must be independent of the person or entity to which he provides…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…e Monetary and Financial Code or an ancillary services undertaking within the meaning of Article 4, point 18 of Regulation 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 ; b) I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 quater A

…issue of private company bonds in the month preceding the date of the contract, plus two and a half points. They must not include any other advantage or right for the benefit of the lender other than…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: The use of telecommunications during proceedings

Article 706-71

…questioning of a person and the confrontation between several persons may be carried out at several points within the territory of the Republic or between the territory of the Republic and that of a M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-23

…is also provided for each economic operator, each installation from the place of manufacture to the point of retail sale and each machine pursuant to Articles 15, 17 and 19 of the said Regulation. II.…

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