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Showing 46114620 of 9933 articles for Art. EU Mutual Assistance Directive 2010/24/EU

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R695-2

…pointed pursuant to Article L. 695-3 may require that any request for communication, cooperation or assistance be made in writing in the French language or accompanied by a translation into the French…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-33

…and prescriptions they consider most appropriate. They must, without neglecting their duty of moral assistance, limit their professional actions and prescriptions to what is necessary for the quality…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Duties towards colleagues

Article R4312-84

During the replacement period, the replaced nurse must refrain from any professional nursing activity, except in the event of failure to assist a person in danger and at the request of the authorities…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L155-2

…ts, under the conditions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technol…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals aged between sixteen and eighteen who declare that they wish to work

Article L421-35

…cles L. 423-6, L. 423-10 or L. 423-16, or the resident permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 426-17.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-8

…e examination of goods and the taking of samples carried out pursuant to Article 189 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Unio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-12

Without prejudice to Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-14

…ance with this Article shall not be excluded from the scope of consolidation defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-6

…as not been exempted from the liquidity requirement in accordance with Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 is in one of the following situations: 1° The investment firm is exposed to a liquidit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

…mitted to trading on a regulated market in France or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or which are subject to disclosure requirements in accordance with EU law or…

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