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Showing 141150 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-19

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be specified by decree.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-15

…s for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between France and the other Member States of the European Union shall be made via European Investigation Decisions, in accordance with the provisions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-18

There are no grounds for issuing a European Investigation Order: 1° Where a joint investigation team is set up pursuant to Articles 695-2 and 695-3 ; however, where a competent authority participating…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-17

Member States shall recognise a European Investigation Order without any formality and shall execute it in the same way and according to the same procedures as if the request had come from a national…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-7

I. - The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-3

The conditions under which the mandatory nutrition declaration provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October, as amended, on the provision of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-49

These provisions are also applicable to medical devices with certificates issued in accordance with Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices, which may be placed on the French market until 26 Ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L616-2

…icable, it shall also inform the consumer of the steps taken to implement Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the online settlemen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L614-2

The Ombudsman shall provide on its website an electronic link to the European online dispute resolution platform provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-2

…atrogenia, define a policy for medicinal products and devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical device…

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