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Showing 741750 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

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

Article 212-4

To be eligible for direct benefits, authors must be French nationals or assimilated.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 621-13

The amount of the direct allocation may not exceed €500,000 per work.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 722-9

Direct grants are awarded to support the promotion of audiovisual works abroad.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REGIONAL BODIES

Article L4131-1

The regions are administered by a regional council elected by direct universal suffrage.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L421-6

…the standards applicable to it, where it complies with non-mandatory national standards transposing European standards, the references of which have been published by the European Commission in the Of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-1

…to a specific group of persons benefiting from temporary protection instituted pursuant to Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the eve…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-2

…oreign nationals in accordance with the procedures determined by the decision of the Council of the European Union referred to in Article 5 of Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001, defining th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Quasi-machines

Article R4313-10

…3-8 has been compiled and, where appropriate, indicates the other regulatory provisions transposing European directives with which the partly completed machinery complies.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-171

…e single assessment procedure for periodic safety update reports provided for in Article 107g(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, that the marketing authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-9

…nvironnement et du travail or the applicant for marketing authorisation may refer the matter to the European Medicines Agency with a view to the application of the Community arbitration procedure prov…

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