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Showing 22012210 of 4284 articles for Art. 17 nov. 2016

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Scope and transitional provisions relating to the governance of investment firms

Article R533-16-4

…on from this section, class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles R. 511-17 to R. 511-26.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting

Article A713-13

…he summary statement of the envelopes received at the prefecture referred to in I of Article R. 713-17 is made available to each member of the election organisation committee.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies contributing to employment policy

Article R5522-85

For the application of article R. 5112-17 in Mayotte, the words: "the Departmental Director of Health and Social Affairs" are replaced by the words: "the Director of Immigration, Integration and Citiz…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-22

…With regard to personal data, the trader shall comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…be provided in conjunction with an investment service.For the purposes of Articles L. 213-3, L. 421-17 to L. 421-19, L. 211-36, L. 211-36-1, L. 211-35, L. 531-10, 5° of I, 6° of II and III of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-60-1

…le R. 5121-138-2, in accordance with the procedures set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44

…nautical miles measured from the baselines of the territorial sea defined in Article 2 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016.3. The land area is comprised: (a) Between the coastline and a line dra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-14

…nterparty under the conditions mentioned in Article 71(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-8

…of rectification, erasure and restriction, as provided for in Articles 16 to 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, with the occupational health and prevention service. Subject to the provisions of Article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-18

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-17 are prohibited, for a period of up to five years, from directly or indirectly engaging in commercial activity. Corporate entiti…

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