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Showing 231240 of 2709 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-62

…722/2012 of 8 August 2012 on specific requirements as regards the requirements laid down in Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC for active implantable medical devices and medical devices manuf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-8-1

…pital mentioned in Article L. 228-1 or money market instruments, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-2

…of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Cou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…127, 130, 135, 143, 172, 210, 211, 216, 217, 227, 234, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 256, 258 and 260 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 (Solvency II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-87

I. - For the purposes of determining the 20% limit referred to in article R. 214-85 and the 20% ratio referred to in article R. 214-86, the denominator shall include :1° The assets referred to in 1° o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…liament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/12…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Harvesting

Article 407

The harvest, production and stock declarations provided for in the European regulations adopted for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-3

…of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Cou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-121

When applying the 20% ratio mentioned in article R. 214-86 to the undertakings for collective real estate investment mentioned in article R. 214-120, account is also taken, for the application of III…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-11

When the court pronounces personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8, it shall set the duration of the measure, which may not exceed fifteen years. It may order provisiona…

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