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Showing 46114620 of 10885 articles for Art. CE 21-10-2013 n° 358873

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-11

The CE marking may be affixed to an in vitro diagnostic medical device only if it complies with the essential requirements and has undergone the assessment procedures applicable to it. Where an in vit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-1

…collectivity of French Guiana for school transport by river is eligible for compensation. The resources allocated by the State to the collectivity in respect of this compensation are equivalent to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibitions

Article R4313-18

The affixing on machinery or personal protective equipment, on its packaging or on any document concerning it, of any marking, sign or inscription which is likely to mislead as to the meaning or form,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

…5/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.A parent undertaking of a finance company is a financial institution, within the meaning of Article L. 511-21, which is neither a f…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60

Customs officers may inspect goods, means of transport and persons under the conditions set out in this article and in articles 60-1 to 60-10. The same articles 60-1 to 60-10 apply to the implementati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-22

…r no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-11 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 522-11-1 with the exception of its penultimate paragraph Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-11-2 Act 2018-700 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-22

…r no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-11 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 522-11-1 with the exception of its penultimate paragraph Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-11-2 Act 2018-700 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-16

…r no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-11 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 522-11-1 with the exception of its penultimate paragraph Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-11-2 Act 2018-700 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-12-1

…ate party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which are : a) In charge of collective proceedings of investment firms, insurance or reinsurance undertakings, institutions for occupational r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-9

…licable In the wording resulting from L. 515-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-1-1 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-2 and L. 515-4 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-…

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