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Showing 27212730 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

…or television service or its distributor, within the meaning of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, which provides to a natural person, via remote access,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-17

…o declare may result in the withdrawal of approval under the conditions laid down in article R. 329-18.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specialised credit institutions

Article R513-19

…R. 513-1-A, R. 513-1, R. 513-3, R. 513-4, R. 513-6 to R. 513-12, R. 513-14 and R. 513-15 to R. 513-18, subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-2-1

Owners of the buildings referred to in articles R. 1334-16 to R. 1334-18 who fail to carry out the visual inspection and measurement of dust levels required in the first sentence of article R. 1334-29…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Training content and organisation

Article R2315-9

…members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee referred to in article L. 2315-18 is intended to: 1° Develop their ability to detect and measure occupational risks and their capac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 258 D

…fication number of the recipient of the supply;c. The words: "Application of Article 141 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006".II. - For the purposes of II of Article 258 C, acquisitio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-9

…fety standards applicable to tissues and cells intended for import and the standards established by Directive 2004/23/EC. In particular, the written agreement shall cover, as a minimum, the points lis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure

Article R5121-51-3

…General of the Agency will refer the matter to the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. 2° If the applicant designates a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYS OF LESS THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L232-1

So long as they do not become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system referred to in Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of cit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-7

…er State of the European Union, provided that such request is made in accordance with Article 3a of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise o…

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