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Showing 24112420 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article D533-15-1

…accordance with Article 57 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU as regards organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

…under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 9 and paragraph 1 of Article 10 of Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13 December 2011 on standards…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-16

…of Article L. 214-15, when, in the course of a merger, a foreign UCITS approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 is absorbed by a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to Saint-Martin

Article A427-1

…inion on the allocation of subsidies to local sports associations, in line with the establishment's directives concerning the distribution of subsidies to be allocated at local level.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to Saint-Barthélemy

Article A426-1

…inion on the allocation of subsidies to local sports associations, in line with the establishment's directives concerning the distribution of subsidies to be allocated at local level.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-31

…France merge with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 2119 of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certain asp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-44

An order of the ministers responsible for radiation protection and construction defines the conditions under which the technical guidelines for use impose specific requirements on the use of construct…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-4

…identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/ EC.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-6

…herbal medicinal products by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Communi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-71

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, the representative may obtain communication of the information used to calculate…

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