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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-3

…ns of Articles L. 1121-5 to L. 1121-8 and Article L. 1122-1-2 and in breach of Articles 31 to 34 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-1

…host Member State, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-137

When the European Public Prosecutor decides to refer the case to the national authorities pursuant to Article 34 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the Deputy…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2

…ues for OTC derivative contracts not cleared by a central counterparty compliant with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC deri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-55

…ission and the transmission arrangements are set out in Articles 356 to 362 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. An order of the Minister responsible for the economy…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-11

…f the sums invested.The allocation of direct allocations is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12-5

…de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the Autorité de la concurrence, the Banque de France, the European System of Central Banks, the European Central Bank and the European Systemic Risk Board, wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-3

…accounts. Where that person or entity is a public interest entity, the provisions of Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall also apply.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article D712-30

…the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property. Where the trade mark application is filed pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark or the Madrid Agreement c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: ASYLUM AT THE BORDER

Article R351-1

…a language which he understands or may reasonably be expected to understand, of the application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishi…

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