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Showing 47914800 of 4867 articles for Art. CJEU – Bellone – 30 Apr. 1998 – C-215/97

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

Article R774-10

…6 January 2012R. 519-28n° 2019-1098 of 29 October 2019R. 519-29n° 2012-101 of 26 January 2012R. 519-30 and R. 519-31n° 2019-1098 of 29 October 2019R. 519-32 to R. 519-62n° 2021-1552 of 1st December 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-4

…n an emergency, pending the intervention of a doctor 1° Injectable ephedrine up to a maximum of one 30 mg ampoule per patient. 2° Adrenaline injectable subcutaneously in cases of anaphylaxis. 3° Nitra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…421-19, the second paragraph is deleted; 29° In Article L. 421-20, the third paragraph is deleted; 30° In Article L. 421-21, the second paragraph is deleted; 31° In Article L. 421-22, the references…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-4 Order no. 2016-800 of 16…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-18

…on board may, on a provisional basis, order the precautionary measures mentioned in Articles L. 311-30 and L. 311-31 without an adversarial procedure. An adversarial procedure is then immediately init…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…hin the meaning of Article 6 of Decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 implementing Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 and laying down the general principles governing the broadcasting of cinematograph…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

The professional practice standard relating to the statutory auditor's reports on the annual and consolidated financial statements, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-700. Statut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…establishment or the freedom to provide services pursuant to Article L. 532-21-3 or Article L. 532-30. VI. - An AIF that has not delegated the overall management of its portfolio to a portfolio manag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-998 of 30 July 2021 on the prevention of acts of terrorism and intelligence, subject to the adaptations set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48

…tial part of its own funds instruments. The failure of a central body referred to in Article L. 511-30 or of one of its affiliates is deemed to be established or foreseeable if, after implementation o…

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