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Showing 15011510 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring compliance with trading platform rules and other obligations

Article L420-9

…rupt orderly trading and any conduct potentially indicative of conduct prohibited under Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse or an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

…accessories intended to perform self-diagnostics, as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, for the detection of tra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…icle 25(5)(c) and (6), Article 28(3), 4 of Article 29 and 4 of Article 31 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2, as well as the total amount of de mini…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

…ents reporting to the Minister for Sport mentioned in article L. 232-11 du code du sport ;3° To the European Commission or to the authorities of the other Member States of the European Union competent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Milk products, colostrum and milk or non-milk fats

Article R412-28

…rum, milk products and colostrum-based products" of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, laying down specific hygiene ru…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-5

…signature based on a qualified certificate is required under the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic trans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-10

…ee of charge shall include, in addition to the particulars provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

…out in Articles L. 821-12-3 and L. 824-15, conclude cooperation agreements with authorities of non-EU Member States exercising competences similar to its own and which have been recognised by the Com…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-3

Associations may be set up between mutual insurance companies providing the same type of insurance, the sole purpose of which is to reinsure in full the contracts underwritten by these mutual insuranc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to operate as an operator

Article L212-3

When the activity of cinema entertainment venue operator is carried out by a natural person, the authorisation is issued to this person on presentation of proof of registration in the Trade and Compan…

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