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Showing 19511960 of 2709 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-24

…me State in accordance with the provisions of the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 28.5 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on paymen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-39

…the opinion of the European Securities and Markets Authority, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2001/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, the Autorité des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…ly in the Territory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products and related produ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R152-2

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC are replaced by the reference to the rules in force in mainland France under Regu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

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
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

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
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional 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 Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-21

…formation and data.The national professional bodies shall draw up, each insofar as it is concerned, directives governing the conditions of access, use and storage of such information and data and the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

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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