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Showing 581590 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1

…inal products subject to clinical trials, are carried out by establishments governed by Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and by this chapter.II.-In each establishment authorised under Articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-70

For each grouping or cartel, the amount of the direct allocation is determined by applying to the amount of the appropriations allocated to the direct allocations the percentage corresponding to the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Tax assessments and notices

Article 1659 A

The initial rolls for local direct taxes and direct taxes levied for the benefit of certain public establishments and various bodies may be assessed within the same timeframe as the supplementary roll…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1-2

…Book II of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° A vehicle authorised by another Member State of the European Union or by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, under the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-5

…ers other than portfolio management companies that use algorithmic trading in a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area shall:1° Notify the Autorité…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

…No later than eighteen months after an additive has been included on the priority list drawn up by European decision referred to in Article 6 of Directive 2014/40/EU, manufacturers and importers shal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-48

…liabilities with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160b of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-3-5

…medium shall indicate the effective procedures for exercising their rights pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of ind…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Name and identification of the medicinal product

Article R5121-4

…es and technical specifications that comply with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-12

…ey apply within three months of entering France, the spouse of a foreign national holding long-term EU resident status in another EU Member State and a temporary residence permit issued under article…

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