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Showing 13911400 of 2709 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-45

…tate or Party concerned, holding a manufacturing or import authorisation mentioned in Article 44 of Directive 2001/82 of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-1

…customers in the internal market and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/ EC, consisting of: 1° Blocking or restricting a customer's access to an online in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The territorial delegate of the Agence nationale du sport

Article R112-33

…other natural or legal person involved in the field of sport; 4° Determines, in accordance with the directives of the Agency's Board of Directors and the territorial sports project drawn up by the Reg…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1-2

…arty to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, under the conditions set out in Article 211 of Directive 2009/138/EU of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-24

…ity of the host Member State designated as the contact point within the meaning of Article 79(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in fina…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

…ve has been included on the priority list drawn up by European decision referred to in Article 6 of Directive 2014/40/EU, manufacturers and importers shall submit the in-depth studies they have carrie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article L614-2

…y the Minister for the Economy on all draft laws, ordinances and proposed Community regulations and directives prior to their examination by the Council of the European Union, dealing with issues rela…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-3-5

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-44

…n the European Economic Area, as well as a description of the main problems encountered in applying Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005, as amended,…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC and Articles 56 and 110 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informa…

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