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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article L5218-11

I. - Notwithstanding article L. 5217-12, the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence benefits, from 1st January of the year following that of its creation, from a global operating allocation equal to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-12

Clinical investigations may only be carried out in a place that has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the clinical investigation and compatible with the safety requirements of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-123

…iation protection advisor: 1° Advises on : a) The design, modification or fitting out of workplaces and safety devices intended to prevent the risks associated with ionising radiation; b) The programm…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a : Communications and notifications applicable when the appellant is the claimant or the judicial agent of the State

Article R40-11

…een days of their submission, of the conclusions of the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation and the conclusions of the person referred to in Article R. 40-9. He communicates to this person the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for victims of violence and offences committed within a couple or within the family

Article D1-11

…ive measure to prosecution or a penal composition is used for any offence committed within a couple and falling within the scope of the article 132-80 of the Penal Code, the victim may ask the public…

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

Article R2143-11

The categories of personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 2143-10 are: 1° With regard to third-party donors: a) The data relating to their identity mentioned i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11

…criptions may not be made by the company's agent until the company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. If the company is not incorporated within six months of the first deposit of…

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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 L1126-12

No performance study may be carried out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without his or her consent expressed during his or her lifetime or through the testimony of his or her family. Ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-11

…s de santé keeps an up-to-date list of authorised legal entities or individuals, giving their names and addresses and the category of products that each of them is authorised to import or export. This…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11

…change the nature or conditions under which such business is carried on, has a system of governance and a financial situation which are appropriate to the business envisaged. The AMF shall also ensure…

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