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Showing 151160 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4411-73

…that complies with the requirements of Title IV and Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-13

…tor shall perform his duties in accordance with the international auditing standards adopted by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 200…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-5

…e in the Council of State and in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-8

…o Article L. 221-5, in a legible and comprehensible manner, the information required by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-25

…lable evidence from the evaluation of clinical data within the meaning of Article 61 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical device…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-54

…anté an application file drawn up using the form in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 920/2013 of 24 September 2013 on the designation and monitoring of bodies notified under Coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II

Article L3232-8

…energy and nutrient content of the diet, without prejudice to Articles 9, 16 and 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article R252-1

…ourt, as appropriate, pursuant to Article 32-1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of the Council of the European Communities of 25 July 1985 on the establishment of a European Economic Interest Grouping.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-2

…sell, to distribute free of charge, products the import of which is prohibited by decisions of the European Commission taken pursuant to Article 18 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 lay…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

I. - Pursuant to Article 79(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the…

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