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Showing 18911900 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article D763-8

…of 28 October 2019II. - For the application of I:1° References to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 are deleted;2° References to Regulations (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article D762-8

…of 28 October 2019II. - For the application of I:1° References to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 are deleted;2° References to Regulations (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-145

…ntry in the trade and companies register of the decision, given by a court of a Member State of the European Union subject to the application of Council Regulation No 1346-2000 of 29 May 2000 on insol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L522-13

…nstitution having its registered office in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Saint-Martin and wishing to carry on business in another Member State of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

Any person, including any public official or any member of the armed forces, who has suffered loss as a result of intentional or unintentional acts which have the material nature of an offence may obt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-9

Without prejudice to any actions which may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for any loss or damage directly attributable to a compulsory vaccination carried out under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article D1111-2

I.-In each department of the region, the representatives mentioned in 4° to 7° of II of article L. 1111-9-1 as follows: a) The representative referred to in 4° is elected from among their number by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-80

I.-The director general of the university hospital centre represents the institution on the supervisory boards of its subsidiaries and on the supervisory boards or, failing that, on the administrative…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

I. - Income from shares, corporate units or profit shares distributed by French companies, as well as income mentioned in article 118 which benefit international organisations, foreign sovereign State…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-8

No person may be a member of a board of directors : 1° In more than one capacity ; 2° If he is subject to the incapacity provided for inarticle L. 6 of the Electoral Code; 3° If he has a direct or ind…

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