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Showing 60016010 of 9704 articles for Art. CJEU – Agro – 16 Feb. 2017 – C-507/15

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of the committee

Article R1124-4

…submitted under the conditions provided for in 1 of Article 98 of the above-mentioned Regulation of 16 April 2014, may inform the designated personal protection committee within twenty-four hours that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-11

…hall carry out the Part II assessment provided for in Article 7 of the aforementioned Regulation of 16 April 2014 within the time limits defined in Article 20 of that Regulation. The Committee shall i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article R742-6

…rokers and ship's drivers benefiting from the provisions set out in article 5 of Law no. 2001-43 of 16 January 2001 containing various provisions adapting to Community law in the field of transport ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Committee (R).

Article R2113-20

…under the conditions provided for in article L. 2113-23 as it read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, the consultative commission provided fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Actions for recovery.

Article D5424-65

…2-11, the objection of the debtor who is the subject of the constraint mentioned in Article L. 5422-16 is lodged with the court within whose jurisdiction the creditor organisation has its registered o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R773-10

…19-2 to R. 519-4 with the exception of IIINo. 2019-1098 of 29 October 2019R. 519-5 and R. 519-6n° 2016-607 of 13 May 2016R. 519-7n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-8n° 2022-1456 of 23 November 2022R. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R774-10

…19-2 to R. 519-4 with the exception of IIINo. 2019-1098 of 29 October 2019R. 519-5 and R. 519-6n° 2016-607 of 13 May 2016R. 519-7n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-8n° 2022-1456 of 23 November 2022R. 5…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-32

…Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-17

A UCITS may enter into financial contracts meeting the characteristics of credit derivatives which satisfy the following criteria: 1° They make it possible to transfer the credit risk associated with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cosmetic products

Article R1453-8

I. - Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° of article L. 5311-1 or providing services associated with these products shall make public, under the conditions defined i…

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