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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1072-1

…n the exercise of parental authority or when a case is referred to it for homologation under the procedure provided for by article 1143 or by articles 1565 et seq, the family court judge checks whethe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-10

Health professionals, in application of the first paragraph of II of Article L. 5131-5: 1° Must report without delay to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé any seri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-10

In the absence of an international convention stipulating otherwise, the articles 694-11 to 694-13 shall apply to requests for mutual assistance from the competent foreign authorities for the seizure,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-10

The official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 is orange in colour and its characteristics are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are the details provided for in I o…

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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 R1245-10

…Natural or legal persons holding the authorisation referred to in Article R. 1245-7 inform the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of their decision to cease all or pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5842-10

…to the same department and by joint order of the representatives of the State in the departments concerned in the opposite case" are replaced by the words: "of the High Commissioner of the Republic".I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-10

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 2363-9 insofar as it refers to the first paragraph of Article L. 2353-32, the State in which the registered office of the European Cooperative So…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

I.-Subject to the provisions of Article R. 1333-107, the following are exempt from the authorisation, registration or declaration provided for in Article L. 1333-8: 1° The possession, manufacture, use…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-10

The time limits within which the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé must notify the applicant of his response are set as follows: 1° Sixty days…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers authorised to carry out operations on or near electrical installations

Article R4544-10

…ised to carry out. Before issuing the authorisation, the employer must ensure that the worker has received theoretical and practical training that provides him with knowledge of the risks associated w…

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