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Showing 11811190 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Surrender of foreign nationals holding long-term resident status - EU granted by another Member State of the European Union

Article R621-8

…of the consultations provided for in Article R. 621-7, the State which granted long-term resident - EU status maintains the right of residence on its territory or suspends the withdrawal of this right…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-320

…s to his data being made available for canvassing purposes pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of ind…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 258 D

…fication number of the recipient of the supply;c. The words: "Application of Article 141 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006".II. - For the purposes of II of Article 258 C, acquisitio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure

Article R5121-51-3

To obtain a marketing authorisation in France and in at least one other Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, for a medicinal product which is…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYS OF LESS THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L232-1

So long as they do not become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system referred to in Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of cit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-7

…ncerning the owners of shares in a company which has its registered office in a Member State of the European Union other than France and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market esta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-9-2

…of advanced therapy medicinal products defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-2

…d 18° of Article L. 5121-1, and in a and d of 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-4

When it is drawn up at the request of a patient with a view to use in another Member State of the European Union, the prescription of one of the medicinal products mentioned in 6°, 14° and 15° of Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-12

…tances, preparations or combinations thereof included in the list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and…

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