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Showing 43614370 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-6

…1, the references to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 604/2014 of 4 March 2014 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council are replaced by references to Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-3

…actitioner issued by a Member State or a Member State Party, attesting to training commenced before 18 January 2016; h) Evidence of formal qualifications as a doctor issued by Spain attesting to train…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…° Transcribe the recordings provided for in Article 100-5 and the third paragraph of Article 706-95-18 identified in advance as necessary to establish the truth by the judicial police officers [Provis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

…olidity, after examination of the design documents, under the conditions set out in articles R. 125-18 and R. 125-19 of the French Construction and Housing Code;3° An enlarged site plan;4° A plan of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L773-14

…the adaptation provisions provided for in II: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 Augu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L775-13

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 518-2, with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 Aug…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article R221-12

…If the applicant holds an attestation of competence within the meaning of point a of Article 11 of Directive 2005/36/EC of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications or a cert…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…° In Article L. 214-24-21: a) In I, the words: "subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:" are replaced by the words: "subject to respect for the confi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-7

…° In Article L. 214-24-21: a) In I, the words: "subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:" are replaced by the words: "subject to respect for the confi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…° In Article L. 214-24-21: a) In I, the words: "subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:" are replaced by the words: "subject to respect for the confi…

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