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Showing 501510 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

…e market or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Without the EU dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-3

…n-proprietary name recommended by the World Health Organisation or, failing this, their name in the European or French pharmacopoeia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-27

Failure to comply with Article 73(1) and Article 76(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on the communication of information intended to be made…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: FRONTIER CONTROLS AND REFUSAL OF ENTRY TO FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L330-1

In accordance with article L. 223-1, the provisions of articles L. 332-1, L. 333-1 and

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-1

Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility are governed by the rules applicable to their corporate form, subject to the provisions of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-3

Credit institutions and finance companies may not habitually engage in any activity other than those mentioned in Articles L. 311-1, L. 311-2 and L. 511-2 or governed by the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-2

Mergers between mutual insurance companies are governed by the provisions of this sub-section, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles L. 324-1 and L. 324-3 relating to portfolio transfers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-5

The Ile-de-France region benefits from the allocation of a share of the annual tax on parking areas governed by article 1599 quater C of the General Tax Code, up to a limit of €66 million

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article R236-35

Cross-border division transactions are governed by the provisions of this subsection and by those of subsection 1 of this section and those of section 2 of this chapter which do not conflict with them…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article R1231-2

The Agency may, at their request, provide assistance to overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and to New Caledonia, under conditions defined by agreement.

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