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Showing 58015810 of 6655 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2368/2002

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…IV of Title I of Book II, AIFs that have received authorisation to use the name "ELTIF" pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…ovisions referring to the Central Bank of a Member State or of another Contracting State and to the European Investment Bank are not applicable;2° References to a Member State of the Organisation for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

…Article 1 A limited liability company governed by these Articles of Association and by the laws and regulations relating to limited liability companies (SARLs) and the organisation and promotion of ph…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2

…legal entity. They may be brought by any interested party before the judicial courts determined by regulation. II. II - Applications for invalidation of trade marks on the basis of Article L. 711-3 m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-81

…Health Agency under the conditions provided for inArticle R. 1112-83 . The establishment's internal regulations may add to the composition of the commission under the conditions set out in II to VI be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R532-25-1

…le L. 532-25-1 that intends to establish a branch for the first time in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area shall send t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-8

…importer; f) The references of the marketing authorisations obtained in another Member State of the European Union or in a third country for the medicinal product under trial, as well as the reference…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-6

…nvestigation and recording of breaches of the provisions of the articles of this subsection and the regulations made for their application:1° The agents mentioned in Article L. 243-7 of the Social Sec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than five directorships in public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. As an exception to the provisions of the first pa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-6

The general meeting adopts the articles of association and the general regulations, decides on any amendments to be made to them and lays down in one of these instruments the conditions of membership…

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