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Showing 30813090 of 9933 articles for Art. EU Mutual Assistance Directive 2010/24/EU

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-15

…to the holder of the copyright or related right pursuant to this code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 include the costs of s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-41

…l devices listed in this section are medical devices within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical device…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-9

…ether a foreign national who already holds a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-14 remains under the protection of the French Office for the Prot…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-2

…é des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-10

Pursuant to Articles 110 and 116 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products, the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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

Article L5142-1-1

…nufacture of autovaccines for veterinary use referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 is carried out by a qualified person or a company or body employing a…

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

Article L5441-4

…manufacturing authorisation to have a qualified person in accordance with Article 97 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-3

The advertising of certain devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, the failure of which is likely to cause a serious risk to health and the list of which is set by order of the Min…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-1

…estry tractors and their separate technical units, systems or components are subject to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on type-approval an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-56-1

…sted in Article R. 5211-56, under the conditions laid down in Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 920/2013.

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