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Act No. 25/1993 on animal diseases and measures to control them

Act No. 55/2013 on animal welfare

Patients' Rights Act, No. 74/1997 as amended by Act No. 77/2000, No. 40/2007, No. 41/2007, No. 112/2008, No. 55/2009, No. 162/2010, No. 126/2011, No. 34/2012 and No. 44/2014.

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Act no. 3/2006 Act on annual accounts PDF  

REGULATION No. 521/2007 amending the Regulation on examinations in securities transactions No. 633, 15 August 2003 Article 1 An interim provision to Article 5 of Regulation No. 633/2003 shall read a...

REGULATION No. 633/2003 on examinations in securities transactions Article 1 Examination Committee The Examination Committee on Securities Transactions is responsible for supervising examinations in s...

REGULATION No 244/2004 authorising financial institutions and subsidiaries of credit institutions established in another state of the European Economic Area to pursue financial activities in Iceland A...

30 October 2007 REGULATION on investor protection and the business conduct of financial undertakings CHAPTER I Scope and definitions Article 1 Contents and scope This Regulation applies to financial ...

This is an unofficial translation as of per October 2011. Chapter I. Scope. Purpose. Definitions. Article 1 The purpose of this Act is to ensure that financial undertakings are operated in a sound and...

Article 1 The following amendments are made to Article 3 of the Act: Sub-paragraph 6 shall read as follows: Transmission system: Electrical lines and connected facilities needed to transmit electrici...

The Ministry of Industry and the Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland (VFI) have agreed to use the following rules as a basis upon assessing applications for permission to call oneself a Char...

[Translation from Icelandic 1 July 2006] Act respecting the Authorization of Several Professional Titles of Specialists in Technical and Design Faculties No. 8/1996, with Later Amendments Art. 1 The...

TRANSLATED FROM THE ICELANDIC REGULATION No. 495/2001 Respecting Recognition of Work and Vocational Training in Industry in Another EEA State Art. 1 On the basis of a decision by the Joint EEA-C...

[Translated from the Icelandic] REGULATION No. 940/1999 respecting Authorized Branches of Industry Art. 1 Authorized branches of industry are classified as follows:- Building and constructions b...

Information for Tradesmen and Others (1 January 2005) Table of Contents 1. Preamble 2. Industrial Act in General 3. Industrial Act - individual Items 3.1 Scope (manual trades, etc.) 3.2 Tradesmen´...

[Translation from Icelandic] (Text as of 1 January 2007) The Industrial Act No. 42/1978 with Subsequent Amendments Article 1 The present Act applies to the operation of any kind of industry for p...

ACT No. 43/2008 on Amendment to Act No. 2/1995 respecting Public Limited Companies and Amendment to Act No. 138/1994 respecting Private Limited Companies, with Subsequent Amendments  SECTION I A...

See also: Regulation No 1011/2007 on Temporary Reimbursements in Respect of Film Making in Iceland. See also: Instructions to applicants   Act No 43/1999 on Temporary Reimbursements in ...

Translated from the Icelandic May 26, 1997 No. 60 THE PRESIDENT OF ICELAND Announces: Althingi has approved this Act and I confirmed it with my approval: Article 1 The Government shall work ...

Translated from the Icelandic 22 May 1997 No. 50 THE PRESIDENT OF ICELAND Announces: Althingi has approved this Act and I confirmed it with my approval: CHAPTER I The establishment of limited liabili...

Act 44 2009 - Committee Opinion Act 44 2009 - Committee Prestentation to Parliament Act 44 2009 - Bill and Explanatory notes Act 44 2009 - Minister of Economic Affairs Presentation to...

This is an English translation. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the ...

Article 1 General provisions Parties subject to supervision as provided for in Article 5 shall pay the cost of operating the Financial Supervisory Authority in accordance with the provisions of this A...

This is an English translation. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the ...

This is an English translation. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the ...

CHAPTER I Objective and Organisation Article 1 Objective The objective of this Act is to guarantee a minimum level of protection to depositors in commercial banks and savings banks, and to customer...

Entered into force on 1 November 2007. EEA Agreement: Annex IX, Directive 89/298/EEC, 89/592/EEC, 2001/34/EC, 2003/6/EC, 2003/71/EC, 2003/124/EC and 2003/125/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) 2...

CHAPTER I General Article 1 Scope This Regulation covers the imposition by the Financial Supervisory Authority of fines and periodic penalty payments  on regulated parties. Article 2 De...

CHAPTER I Scope Art. 1 This Regulation shall apply to public offers of securities of a value between ISK 8.4 and 210 million, for which admission to trading on a regulated securities market is not req...

CHAPTER I Article 1 Scope This regulation shall apply to public offers of securities of a value of ISK 210 million or more and the admission of securities to a regulated market; cf. Chapter IV of Act ...

Regulation No.887/2008 amending Regulation No. 630/2005 on inside information and market abuse Article 1 A new sentence is added to the final paragraph of Article 10 of Regulation No. 630/2005 on insi...

Regulation No. 707/2008 on provision of information and notification requirements in accordance with Act No. 108/2007 on securities transactions   CHAPTER I Scope Article 1 This Regulation c...

CHAPTER I Scope and definitions Article 1 Scope This Regulation applies to nominee registration and the custody of financial instruments in nominee accounts in accordance with Act No. 108/2007 on secu...

REGULATION on reporting of transactions pursuant to Article 30 of Act No. 108/2007 on securities transactions Article 1 Scope This Regulation applies to reporting of transactions pursuant to Article ...

REGULATION on investor protection and the business conduct of financial undertakings CHAPTER I Scope and definitions Article 1 Contents and scope This Regulation applies to financial undertakings and ...

REGULATION No. 994/2007 on the transposition of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1287/2006 of 10 August 2006 implementing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as r...

Article 1 On the basis of the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 87/2007 of 6 July 2007, Regulation (EC) No. 1781/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 on informa...

Regulation No. 811/2008 on politically exposed persons with respect to measures against money laundering and terrorist financing Article 1 Scope This Regulation stipulates which persons shall be ...

This is an English translation. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the ...

This is an English translation. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the ...

English translation (unofficial) Act No 30/2003 on Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) and Investment Funds   CHAPTER I General provisions Article 1 Sc...

This is an English translation. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the ...

This is an English translation. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the ...

No. 245/2006 REGULATION on the official listing of securities in a stock exchange CHAPTER I General provisions Article 1 A stock exchange holding an operating licence in accordance with Article...

CHAPTER I Scope Article 1 This Regulation applies to the activities of undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), investment funds, management companies and depositarie...

Article 1 Composition A special consultative committee composed of representatives from regulated entities shall operate in conjunction with the Financial Supervisory Authority. The Minister of Busine...

CHAPTER I General Article 1 Scope This Regulation covers the imposition by the Financial Supervisory Authority of fines and periodic penalty payments  on regulated parties.   Artic...

Article 1 General provisions Parties subject to supervision as provided for in Article 5 shall pay the cost of operating the Financial Supervisory Authority in accordance with the provisions of this A...

The Accounting Act No. 145, 29 December 1994 Entered into force on 1 January 1995; took effect pursuant to the instructions in Article 38 for parties having a financial year other than the calendar ...