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Showing 15211530 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-24

I. - No grant may be awarded if execution of the operation has begun before the date on which the grant application is received by the competent authority. Commencement of execution of the operation i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-3

…ot be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a Member State of the European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-3

…taken, stored and be subject to automated processing under the conditions laid down by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of pers…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-25

…ions of article L. 421-35, may be issued with a resident card bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" under the conditions set out in article L. 426-17. The decision to grant this resident card is s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article L421-12

…oreign national holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "passeport talent-carte bleue européenne" provided for in article L. 421-11 and who provides proof of uninterrupted residence,…

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

Article 60-4

…urposes of inspecting goods placed under customs supervision pursuant to Article 134 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 Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 693

…he provisions of Articles 8, 10, 11 and paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 must also be observe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-2

…basis of their consolidated financial position within the meaning of Article 4(1) 47 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the management s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-99

…methods of implementation, shall be made public in accordance with Article 435(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.Finance companies are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-7

…e provisions of Articles L. 521-5 and L. 521-6 by using the powers conferred upon it by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Da…

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