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Showing 971980 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-2

…reholders of their rights are set out in Articles 5, 6 and 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-2-1

…eir agents, distributors or importers of devices mentioned respectively in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and in Article 1 of Regul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

For the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-15

…donors receive, at the time of donation, the information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 as well as information on the limitations on their rights provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-11

…o those mentioned in 1 to 4 or which have professional client status in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;6. Public inter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…t of the reintegration exemption is subject to compliance with Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal mar…

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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 R421-25

Where the foreign national already has a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" issued by another Member State of the European Union, mentioning that international protection has b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-5

…ge or for consideration, of:1° Medicated feedingstuffs as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018;2° Veterinary medicinal products is subject to a prescription being w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-88

…inancial Code or, where applicable, in a shared electronic recording device pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for mark…

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