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Showing 59015910 of 9933 articles for Art. EU Mutual Assistance Directive 2010/24/EU

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L614-1

Every consumer mediator shall set up a website dedicated to mediation and providing direct access to information relating to the mediation process.This website shall enable consumers to submit a reque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-52-3

The holders of equity securities referred to in Chapter II of Title I of Book II or other securities or creditors of the person subject to resolution proceedings and any other party whose assets, righ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-18

Customs officers performing judicial police duties pursuant to Article 28-1 are directed as appropriate either by the public prosecutor or by the requesting investigating judge. On the occasion of a j…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-30

All measures are taken and all instructions are given to ensure that, at no time, the components of work equipment used for lifting loads, whatever they may be, as well as suspended loads, can come in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-14

A dental assistant who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the acti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-5

I.-The authorisation provided for in Article L. 3261-7 is issued by the Minister for Transport to companies that can prove they supply or market the goods or services mentioned in Articles L. 3261-3 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-102

…nch Committee for Accreditation (COFRAC) or by any other accreditation body that is a member of the European Cooperation for Accreditation and has signed the multilateral mutual recognition agreements…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monitoring the obligation of continuing professional development

Article R4021-23

…e defence code , exercises the powers entrusted to the pharmacists' association; 3° For nurses, masseur-physiotherapists and chiropodists, with the competent council of the order to which they belong;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Proceedings before Disciplinary Boards

Article R4443-4

I.-Articles R. 4234-7 to R. 4234-17 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Consequences of legal separation

Article 303

…due to the needy spouse. Alimony may also be provided for in the agreement for legal separation by mutual consent.This alimony is awarded regardless of fault. The debtor spouse may nevertheless invok…

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