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Showing 27612770 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

I. - For delegated production companies, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount invested. This rate is increased to 50% for works in the animation genre.II. - For other prod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3845-2

I.-For the application of article L. 3115-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia :1° The following sentence is inserted after the first sentence of the third paragraph: "In New Caledonia and French P…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employer representation at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-9

I.-For the purposes of measuring the audience of the professional employers' organisations provided for in 3° of Article L. 2152-4, companies that are direct members of the professional employers' org…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15

I. - The European Central Bank shall withdraw the authorisation of a credit institution at the request of the institution.Pursuant to Articles 4 and 14 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 Oc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-19

…shall be drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 537/2014; it shall also issue a recommendation to that body when the renewal of the term of o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-12-1

…at it exchanges all relevant information with authorities or persons of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which are :…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-1

I.-Internal use pharmacies meet the pharmaceutical needs of the patients cared for by the establishment, service or organisation to which they belong, or within a regional hospital grouping or a healt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-122

…sions made in collective coordination proceedings pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings; 3° The decision pronouncing the closure of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-46-6

…applicable, of the deductions provided for in Articles 72e to 72j of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; 2° The amounts of other commitments that may be used for internal bail-in; 3° For t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-3

…1 to L. 613-77Order no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023II.For the application of I: 1° References to the European Commission, the Single Resolution Board, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions A…

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