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Showing 10911100 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-2

…5211-3-1, L. 5212-2, L. 5221-1, L. 5221-4 and L. 5222-3, the provisions relating to the use of the European database on medical devices are applicable as necessary;2° Of II of Article L. 5211-2 and I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-5

Persons exercising the activity of direct debit shall implement the obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing defined in Chapter I of Title VI of Book V of the

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-7

The conditions for direct canvassing using an automatic calling machine, fax machine or electronic mail are set out in the Article L. 34-5 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 309

The chairman has the police of the hearing and the direction of the debates. He rejects anything that would tend to compromise their dignity or prolong them without giving reason to hope for greater c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R*322-135

Operations carried out in application of the treaty concluded by the company or fund which replaces the organisation exempted from administrative authorisation are considered to be direct insurance op…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 421-1

Selective financial aid is awarded to authors or production companies to contribute to the writing, development and further development of creative documentary projects of an innovative nature, partic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-18

Where part of the contract is subcontracted, the advance paid to the contractor is calculated on the basis of the amount of the contract less, where applicable, the amount of the services entrusted to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2193-11

The subcontractor entitled to direct payment shall send his request for payment to the contract holder, by any means that enables receipt and date to be determined, or deposit it with the contract hol…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-28

While direct consultations are in progress, the competent authorities of the Member States shall inform each other of any important procedural steps and shall respond to requests for information addre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-4-2

…authorisation from their supervisory authority, bodies governed by public law within the meaning of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordinat…

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