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Showing 391400 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18

…hysiotherapists registered as salaried employees who meet the conditions set out in article L. 4321-18-1. The number of members of the departmental or interdepartmental council is set by regulation, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-18

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to Article L. 5217-10-14 are as follows:I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account :1° Tables summarising the status…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

Companies applying for financial assistance for the production of long or short cinematographic works or for the production of audiovisual works in the fiction or documentary genre must submit the fol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-18

…or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area in order to facilitate the application of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recogn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

…s but does not exceed 40% of these assets. III. - By way of derogation from II of article R. 214-32-18, the assets of the fund of alternative funds may also include, up to the limit of 10% mentioned i…

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

Article R385-18

The report on the solvency and financial situation referred to in Article L. 385-7 is approved by the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board. It contains the following information, either in full…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article R775-18

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18-1

…y any means are obliged to provide a guarantee against insolvency in accordance with article L. 211-18.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs

Article R412-18

…ing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-18

The following constitutes a breach subject to financial penalties:1° Any advertising of a medicinal product which has not obtained the authorisation referred to in articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1 o…

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