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Showing 44514460 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R762-3

…cal arrangements for the compensation of the financial imbalances resulting from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third-country nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…ment and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, market surveillance is c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32

…ountry with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to management companies covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, with the exceptio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-3

…registered office in a European Union Member State other than France, authorised in accordance with Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 and authorised by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-20

…ing Regulation of the European Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 11 and 12 of Article 35 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-12

…ty criteria applied to the directors and officers of authorised firms on the basis of the financial directives may be considered as one of the means of assessing the client's competence and knowledge.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-37

…gent regularly reports on his or her actions to the head of mission and must comply with his or her directives pursuant to articles 3 and 6 of decree no. 79-433 of 1 June 1979 relating to the powers o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-4

…omic Area when they have been manufactured by an establishment not authorised under Article 13.1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001. In the case of r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-2

…d him the conclusions of a report drawn up as part of an inspection as referred to in Article 80 of Directive 2001/82/EC of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal produ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…nal music for the film; 17° A copy of the contract between the production company and the composer; 18° Where applicable, a copy of the contract between the production company and a music publisher or…

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