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Showing 691700 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-6

…the creditors' agreement referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 47 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2015/848.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book V: RIGHT OF ASYLUM AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article R550-1

In accordance with article R. 240-1, the provisions of this Title apply to non-EU foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1960

1. In matters of direct taxes and assimilated taxes, rebates of any kind, costs reimbursed to the taxpayer and expert appraisal costs charged to the administration are borne either by the Treasury, in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-2

Where the law governing the contract is that of a State which does not belong to the European Union, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a M…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-5

The consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded by the provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protecti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: OFFICIAL EXECUTION

Article R722-1

…cal arrangements for the compensation of the financial imbalances resulting from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third-country nation…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1535

…ing from mediation has been made enforceable by a court or authority of another Member State of the European Union under the conditions provided for in Article 6 of Directive 2008/52/EC of 21 May 2008…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-1

…meaning of Article L. 113-10, which were originally published or broadcast in a Member State of the European Union and which belong to one of the following categories: a) Works published in the form o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…relating to one or more medicinal products not falling within the scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-6

…e is not applicable; 2° In II of Article L. 425-5, the words: ", within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in fina…

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