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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-8

…resale or use of certain devices or categories of devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is prohibited or regulated;4° The arrangements for market surveillance of the same devices…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-1

I. - Advertising for the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 means any form of information, including canvassing,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-3

I.-Notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 5126-2, a pharmacist who : 1° On 1 June 2017, provides evidence of having worked in a pharmacy for internal use, either full-time or part-time, for a pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Traffic

Article 466

…subject to the obligations laid down in Articles 8 to 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and are liable to the same duties as wines at the rate of one hectolitre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Alerts to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and the exercise of his powers

Article D47-1-30

For the application of articles 696-108 and 696-111, the offences committed after 20 November 2017 falling within the jurisdiction of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and for which the alerts p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13-1

Contracts or parts of a contract may be reserved for economic operators who carry them out as part of the production of goods and services that they provide in prisons and who, in accordance with the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-6

…s relating to canvassing or those relating to credit consolidation, provided for in Articles R. 314-18 et seq, is shown on a separate document, which may be attached to the form referred to in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Trainee working conditions.

Article L6343-2

The working hours applicable to trainees not holding an employment contract may not exceed the legal weekly and daily working hours set by articles L. 3121-18 and L. 3121-27 respectively. The maximum…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1-1

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a trader who, in contracts offered to or concluded with consumers or non-traders, continues to use contractual terms in identi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…25/EC and 2004/72/EC ;4° Regulation No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instru…

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