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Showing 531540 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

…5461-2-1, L. 5461-4, L. 5461-9, L. 5462-2 and L. 5462-8, the provisions relating to the use of the European database on medical devices are applicable in the event of implementation of the said datab…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-65

The provisions of decree no. 82-447 of 28 May 1982 relating to the exercise of trade union rights in the civil service are applicable to civil servants represented on the ministerial administrative so…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article R211-89

A new licence is granted under the same terms and conditions as those set out in articles D. 211-86 and R. 211-87.However, the rector of the academic region may, by way of exception, issue a new licen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article L341-1

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, a creditor who grants credit without providing the borrower with pre-contractual information under the conditions set out in article L. 312-12 or, fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Community harmonisation

Article R5121-51-12

…té du médicament et des produits de santé sends the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council a list of medicinal products for…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-7

…of such securities provided for by the loi n° 85-698 du 11 juillet 1985 autorisant l'émission de valeurs mobilières par certaines associations s'il est lui-même composé exclusivement d'associations qu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-12-1

…oi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985 et des indemnités de toute nature reçues ou à recevoir d'autres débiteurs du chef du même préjudice. It must be accompanied, where applicable, by a copy of the statement…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-97

For each establishment, the amount of the direct allocation is determined by applying the percentage corresponding to the establishment's share of turnover to the amount of appropriations allocated to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A35-1

The headquarters and jurisdiction of the territorial judicial police departments of the territorial directorates of the national police are determined in accordance with the following table: DIRECTION…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-12

The information contained in the direct seller file is as follows:1° The direct seller's registration number;2° The name, surname, first names, date and place of birth of the direct seller, natural pe…

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