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Showing 27312740 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Tied agents

Article L545-1

…t service provider may use the services of tied agents, within the meaning of 29(1) of Article 4 of Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014 and who may be natural or legal persons, to provide the followin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-9-2

…rliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 may be carried out by health establishments whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-4

…rliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, mentions the active ingredients of the medicin…

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

Article R5121-107-12

…luded in the list drawn up 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-1

…lished in Annex I of Commission Delegated Regulation No 2016/161 EU of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-121

…copy of the authorisation to open the establishment authorised within the meaning of Article 40 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

…11 to L. 533-14, with the exception of III bis of article L. 533-12, articles L. 533-15 and L. 533-18 to L. 533-18-2, I of article L. 533-19, and articles L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 with regard to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5214-8

Articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7 to L. 2123-16, L. 2123-18-2 and L. 2123-18-4, as well as article L. 2123-24-1 are applicable to the members of the council of the communauté de co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article D2122-4

…e officers, and when replacing or representing the mayor pursuant to articles L. 2122-17 et L. 2122-18. Municipal councillors wear the tricolour scarf with silver fringed tassels when they replace the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R773-3

…15 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-938 of 18 October 2013R. 512-52 and R. 512-53n° 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-54n° 2005-1007 of 2 Augu…

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