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Showing 18711880 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-6

…ny television service publisher, within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, who is established in France and who, during the previous calendar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1458

…cified by the decree provided for in the third paragraph of Article 1 of Law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press (1);2° Press agencies that appear on the list drawn up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2

…the establishments mentioned in 1° of article 2 of the aforementioned law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986, by order of the Director General of the National Management Centre, from a list containing at…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-7

…ncerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway; 5° Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the rights of passenge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-3

…the European Economic Area and are manufactured or imported in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2003/94/EC and by an establishment authorised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-11

The use in dealings with third parties of all deeds, letters, notes and similar documents which do not include the particulars relating to the European Economic Interest Grouping prescribed in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-6

Financial assistance from the company does not fall within the scope of the social and cultural activities of the social and economic committee mentioned in article L. 2323-83 and does not constitute…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disputes

Article R2315-50

Challenges by the employer provided for in Article L. 2315-86 fall within the jurisdiction of the President of the Judicial Court. The deadline for lodging an appeal against the ruling is ten days fro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

…ticle L. 385-7 and the reference to Article R. 355-7 is replaced by the reference to Article R. 385-18.II. - Chapter XII of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-3

The appeal provided for in Article 18 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 shall be lodged by reasoned application by the Public Prosecutor, filed at the registry of the Cour de cassation; it shall be dir…

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