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Showing 39413950 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L754-14

…L. 712-9; 2° In Article L. 330-1: a) In the first paragraph of I, the words: "within the meaning of Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on settlement finali…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body referred to in Article R. 1245-1, for therapeutic purposes

Article R1245-4

…245-6.Only those elements or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 which meet the requirements of Directive 2004/23/EC, the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 1211-4 and the provisions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-52

…Economic Area when it has been manufactured by an establishment not authorised under Article 40 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to…

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

Article R5211-17

…to the Agreement on the European Economic Area by the provisions transposing the provisions of the directives relating to these devices into the domestic law of the State in which they were implement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-5

…recorded in the database set up by the European Medicines Agency, in accordance with article 111 of directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Communi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-3

…16 and L. 511-17 with the exception of its first paragraph Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-18 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-19 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-20Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-3

…nd L. 511-17 with the exception of its first paragraph Ordinance no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-18 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-19 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-20Order no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

…Skin (7 - Ethyl acrylate 205-438-8 140-88-5 21 5 - 42 10 - - - Methyl acrylate 202-500-6 96-33-3 18 5 - 36 10 - - - Isoamyl alcohol 204-633-5 123-51-3 18 5 - 37 10 - - Comes into force on 1 March 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution must be notified of changes in the ownership of the undertakings referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 and in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 . The…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-4

I.-When direct grants are awarded for a specific work, this work must: 1° Not be a music video or a series episode; 2° Not have been produced as part of an initial or further training course; 3° Have…

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