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Showing 22812290 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-10

The provisions of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-88

The person directly or indirectly interested in the agreement is required to inform the Supervisory Board as soon as he/she becomes aware of an agreement to which Article L. 225-86 is applicable. If i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-5

In any establishment where a physical or sporting activity is practised, a copy must be displayed in a place visible to everyone: 1° The diplomas and qualifications of the persons exercising the funct…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article D591-2

For the application of this book in the collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution: 1° In Article D. 521-12, the words: "as well as the state of progress of the procedures for determini…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-9

…ailing an agreement reached under the terms of articles L. 212-4 à L. 212-7 either before 4 January 1986, or on the expiry date of the previous agreement, the methods and bases of remuneration for per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Skills consolidation and adaptation courses

Article R6152-905

…e networking of health establishments mentioned in article 2 of the aforementioned law of 9 January 1986 and the cooperation actions mentioned in article L. 6134-1. An agreement concluded to this end…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-29

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, shall also apply to clinical investigations.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-28

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, shall also apply to performance studies.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-5

…opposition within the period indicated, calculated in accordance with Regulation (EEC, EURATOM) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time lim…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…January 2013 L. 131-46 to L. 131-63 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-64 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 131-65 to L. 131-70 Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-71 with the exceptio…

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