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Showing 20812090 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-90-1

A national framework agreement for revitalisation is concluded between the Minister for Employment and the company when the job losses concern at least three départements.In determining the amount of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-10

Article R. 228-60, except insofar as it determines the conditions for application of Article L. 228-51, and articles R. 228-61 to R. 228-64 are applicable to the representatives of the bondholders' gr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-82

I.-The justification for decisions to take action to prevent or reduce risks and protect people is examined when the plans referred to in Article L. 1333-13 and Chapter I of Title IV of Book VII of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: National coordination and national missions

Article R1413-89-1

The Minister for Health defines national guidelines for the prevention and management of healthcare-associated infections and the prevention of resistance to anti-infectives, in particular antibiotic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-28

…on distributed ledger technology and amending Regulations (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 909/2014 and Directive 2014/65/EU. I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I.-I. II.The regis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-91

The complementary direct allocation is allocated according to the same terms and conditions as those set out for the allocation of the new transversal aid to compensate for the drop in activity.For ea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-1

I.-When receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings are opened, the provisions of this chapter are applicable to: 1° Natural persons exercising a commercial or craft activity, farmers and any o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expressing the wishes of patients refusing treatment and patients at the end of life

Article L1111-12

…r is obliged to enquire about the expression of the patient's wishes. In the absence of the advance directives referred to in article L. 1111-11, the doctor will obtain the testimony of the trusted su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-8-2

…provided for in the European Commission's delegated regulation adopted pursuant to Article 12(8) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-8

…when the active substances imported come from a country on the list provided for in article 111b of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Communi…

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