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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-7

…and monitoring of rectal drip;19° Dressing, irrigation and monitoring of a wound, fistula or stoma;20° Care and monitoring of a plasty;21° Participation in scar or stoma dilatation techniques;22° Car…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-22

…this substance are verified using the appropriate methods set out in articles R. 5121-10 to R. 5121-20. After verifying the usefulness of incorporating the substance into the medical device, taking in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

…paper and cigarette-rolling paper free of charge in disregard of the provisions of article L. 3512-20 requiring neutrality and uniformity of packaging units, outer packaging and overwrapping;8° Using…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

…tered office in another Member State of the European Union, authorised in accordance with Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 and authorised by its compet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-13-1

…provisions relating to the right of access and portability of data provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 15: Electronic communications services contracts

Article D224-58

…ion, the probability of failure and call signalling delays, in accordance with Annex X to Directive 2018/1972 of the Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 quater

…or cans ;2° €3.17 per hectolitre for products containing synthetic sweeteners, falling under codes 2009 and 2202 of the Combined Nomenclature of the Customs Tariff, without being foodstuffs intended…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-4-4

…nty working days if direct debit issuers receive the details of the new bank account before 1 April 2017.X. - For the purposes of the sixth paragraph of III of Article L. 312-1-7, the transfer issuer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° ter : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of press companies.

Article 199 terdecies-0 C

…rticle 4 B, are entitled to an income tax reduction equal to 30% of payments made up to 31 December 2024 in respect of cash subscriptions to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…execution of an investigative measure at the request of a foreign court pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between t…

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