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Showing 211220 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…for rightholders, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 113-10, in the Member State of the European Union where the first publication or, in the absence thereof, the first broadcast of the wo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-57

The Ecole nationale des sports de montagne (ENSM) is subject to the budgetary control provided for in articles 220 to 228 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

…ice set by the State, including a reasonable profit, under the conditions laid down in Article 5 of European Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…nalty or administrative pecuniary fine notified by the competent authority of a Member State of the European Union other than France and imposed on a service provider established in France in connecti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

…the words: "referred to in the first paragraph of paragraph 1 of II of Annex 2 of Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014," and the words: "in accordance with Article 71(4) of Commission Delegated Regulat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58-1

For the purposes of examining the initial budget, amending budgets and the financial account, the budget controller shall receive the draft documents provided for inArticle 175 of Decree no. 2012-1246…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-44-1

For the purposes of examining the initial budget, amending budgets and the financial account, the budget controller shall receive the draft documents provided for in Article 175 of Decree no. 2012-124…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-43

The Ecole nationale de voile et des sports nautiques (ENVSN) is subject to the budgetary control provided for in articles 220 to 228 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-54

With the exception of those provisions of this section and section 5 devoted to the regional intervention fund which derogate therefrom, the regional health agency shall be subject to the provisions o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-90-1

The Etablissement public de santé de Fresnes is subject to the provisions of titles I and III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, with th…

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