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Showing 22612270 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L421-6

…d by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2001/95/EC of 3 December 2001 on general product safety.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-1

…to a specific group of persons benefiting from temporary protection instituted pursuant to Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the eve…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-2

…determined by the decision of the Council of the European Union referred to in Article 5 of Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001, defining the specific groups of persons to whom temporary prot…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-5

…e with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/573 of 6 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instrumen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-7

…indications. In the case of imports, they shall also include the information listed in Annex II to Directive (EU) 2015/566. Authorisations issued in this way may be modified, suspended or withdrawn i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Quasi-machines

Article R4313-10

…een compiled and, where appropriate, indicates the other regulatory provisions transposing European directives with which the partly completed machinery complies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-171

…e single assessment procedure for periodic safety update reports provided for in Article 107g(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, that the marketing authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-9

…view to the application of the Community arbitration procedure provided for in Articles 36 to 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council when divergent decisions have bee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22

An order made on the basis of article 706-18 by which an investigating judge decides to relinquish jurisdiction may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

I. - Measures undertaken prior to the signature of the agreement may be taken into account within the framework of the agreement when they contribute to the creation of activities, the development of…

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