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Showing 44514460 of 6655 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2368/2002

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5121-51

…for a medicinal product which is not covered by the marketing authorisation procedure issued by the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

…rescriptions drawn up at the request of a patient with a view to use in another Member State of the European Union include the information provided for in 1°, 3° and 7° of article R. 5132-3 and also i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-6

…or attempt could be increased."; 2° In Article L. 511-84-1, the references to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 604/2014 of 4 March 2014 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-17

…ties, financial position and profit or loss of the company, and under the conditions laid down by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables, the accounting methods used and the structure of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline of sworn goods brokers Discipline of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-32

Any breach of the laws and regulations relating to his profession or his duties as a sworn goods broker and any breach of probity or honour, even relating to facts unrelated to the tasks entrusted to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-6

…e in the Conseil d'Etat; 2° On the date on which there is a change in the applicable legislation or regulations likely to affect the validity of the guarantee; 3° From the date on which the administra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-2

…id powers. Any new burden falling on territorial authorities as a result of the State modifying, by regulation, the rules relating to the exercise of transferred powers is compensated under the condit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-1

…The operational response procedures for fire and rescue centres are determined by the operational regulations provided for in article L. 1852-4.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XV: The tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee.

Article 463

…or the Budget that it deems useful. Any person subject to compliance with tax, customs and exchange regulations and any body representing such persons may inform the Committee of any difficulties enco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26-1

In accordance with the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the fund rules or articles of association of a general-purpose investment fund may reserv…

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