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Showing 45014510 of 6655 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2368/2002

French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-20

…mentary certificates must, in a sandwich course structure and under the conditions laid down by the regulations for these diplomas, be placed under the authority of a tutor and have met the requiremen…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Forced release.

Article 262

…ay even have them transhipped from one ship to another, after declaring them in accordance with the regulations.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23-1

…shall be drawn up in French. However, under the conditions and within the limits set by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, they may be drawn up in a language other than Fre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Legal proceedings.

Article L1251-59

…roof of a mandate from the person concerned.The employee is notified under conditions determined by regulation and must not have objected within fifteen days of the date on which the trade union organ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-7-1

…res are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union shall send to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of Article L. 228-2 the i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-1

European Companies registered in France in the Trade and Companies Register shall have legal personality from the date of their registration. The European Company shall be governed by the provisions o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2312-3

…ature and the nomenclature by function, as well as the presentation of budget documents, are set by regulation. A decree in the Conseil d'Etat specifies the terms of application of the first and secon…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notice of modification

Article R2194-10

…chaser shall publish a modification notice. This notice is published in the Official Journal of the European Union under the conditions set out in articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20, in accordance wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-2

…ction by the ministry of judicial auctioneers, notaries or bailiffs, in application of the laws and regulations governing the interventions of these various officers.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-23

In the event of serious or immediate danger and where the provision of services is not regulated pursuant to Book IV, the administrative authority shall take the necessary emergency measures by order.…

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