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Showing 33513360 of 8039 articles for Art. CE 29-12-2020 n° 428306

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables.

Article R313-17-2

If the assigned receivable includes a portion representing a fraction of the cost of the investments, as defined pursuant to Article L. 313-29-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the notifica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-3

…icles 43,52 and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences provided for in 6° of III of article 222-33 of the Penal Code, when committed with the aggravati…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1545

Other than the information provided for in the article 2063 of the Civil Code, the participatory procedure agreement shall mention the surnames, first names and addresses of the parties and their lawy…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-108

…tal pursuant to the article 21 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, shall be completed in accordance with the rules laid down by the article 52 of Decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62

…t a member of the Union and where an existing agreement does not deal with the recognition and enforcement of resolution procedures in force in that State. II. - Without prejudice to VIII, where the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-1

…to in paragraph 2 of sub-section 10 of this section where: 1° It is not subject to a resolution procedure of a State that is not a member of the European Union or the resolution college has opposed t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-2

…at least equivalent to those to which the French authorities are subject. The information must be necessary for the performance, by the recipient authorities of the non-EU Member State, of tasks equiv…

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

Article R5221-10

All in vitro diagnostic medical devices imported, placed on the market or put into service must bear the CE mark. However, CE marking is not required for devices undergoing a performance evaluation or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

…itions set out in 1° to 4° of article 311-29, have been the subject in 2020 of a duly completed and certified acceptance of their final version by a television service publisher or by a publisher of o…

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

Article R5211-15

The affixing of marks or inscriptions on a medical device, on its packaging or on the instructions for use which are likely to mislead as to the meaning or form of the CE marking is prohibited. Any ot…

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