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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local biovigilance system

Article R1211-37

I. - The local biovigilance correspondent is responsible for : 1° Ensuring that surveillance of incidents and adverse reactions is set up by healthcare professionals involved in the activities mention…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-73

…ossibility of recourse to a consumer mediator under the conditions laid down in Title I of Book VI; 14° The existence, where applicable, of a code of good conduct.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…6° The general conditions for granting the financial aid mentioned in articles L. 411-13 and L. 411-14; 7° General conditions for the conclusion and performance of contracts and agreements; 8° Transac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Payment of damages and interest on confiscated property

Article 706-164

…ticles 375 or 475-1 and who has not obtained compensation or reparation under articles 706-3 or 706-14, or recovery assistance pursuant to article 706-15-1, may obtain from the Agence de gestion et de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-103

…ontributions in kind or of the decision and documents referred to in articles R. 22-10-10 et R. 225-14-1 ;b) In the case of a joint stock company, a copy of the certificate from the custodian of the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-17

…en the Commission considers that one of the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 1142-14 or a biomedical research sponsor is liable, the notice sent to the claimant specifies that he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-8

…or authorisation of a technique modifying a process included on the list referred to in Article L. 2141-1 within a period of four months. Failing this, the application is deemed to be rejected.If the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…set by a formal notice.III. -The amount of the penalty imposed for the breaches mentioned in 9° and 14° to 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and in 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-2

…r's lien on a business;4° The pledge of a business;5° Declarations of claims pursuant to Article L. 141-22 of the French Commercial Code;6° Maritime mortgages excluding those relating to ships registe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-11

…public establishments and bodies entrusted with a public service mission, mentioned in article R. 1461-12, are authorised to process personal data from the national health data system from the main…

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