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Showing 721730 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-2

…242-6, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 involving a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-7

The award of Diversity Images aid is subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Gestion de l'éloignement" ("Expulsion management")

Article R142-32

…n order to guarantee public security, the right to object provided for by Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Article 56 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 does not apply to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-9

…registration of homeopathic veterinary medicinal products referred to in Article 86 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 may be amended, suspended or withdrawn if the conditions laid down in…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-6

An application for direct payment may be contested in court, without prejudice to the right to bring an action for revision of the maintenance allowance. Disputes relating to the direct payment proced…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 918

The value of the full ownership of the property alienated, either on payment of a life annuity, or on a non-refundable basis, or with reservation of usufruct to one of the successors in the direct lin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Direct production allowances for parity between women and men

Article 211-82

The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 15% of the amount invested.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 621-12

The amount of the direct allocation is set at 20% of production expenses.

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

Article L5441-8

I.-The following is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros:1° Placing on the market, free of charge or for consideration, a veterinary medicinal product subject to the prov…

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