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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1245-31

…e donation identification sequence defined in 2° ;b) The product identification sequence defined in 3°;2° Donation identification sequence: this is the first part of the unique European code. It is ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R6147-3

…d ; 2° The president of the medical commission, first vice-president, in charge of medical affairs; 3° The Vice-President Dean, appointed by the Chief Executive Officer from among the directors of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

…nce company or, for the application of 2° of this article, a group within the meaning of article L. 356-1 of the Insurance Code, a group within the meaning of III of article L. 511-20 comprising at le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-3

…or her rehabilitation sought. Before any decision is taken to maintain care pursuant to articles L. 3212-4, L. 3212-7 and L. 3213-4 or to define the form of care pursuant to articles L. 3211-12-5, L.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-3

…ind, even if it is not organised by an approved federation or authorised by a delegated federation; 3° An international sporting event or an event falling within the scope of an anti-doping organisati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Information to be provided

Article L522-3

…warnings about the risks inherent in these contracts or in certain investment strategies proposed; 3° With the exception of the contracts mentioned in articles L. 144-1, L. 144-2 and L. 441-3, inform…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R654-3

…ourt of the chief town of the department are replaced by references to the court of first instance; 3° References to the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-37

…tat;2° Two members of the Cour des Comptes, appointed by the first chairman of the Cour des Comptes;3° The presidents of the "Régions de France" association, the Assemblée des départements de France,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-302

…dental surgeon or pharmacist, where applicable by speciality, pursuant to articles L. 4111-2, L. 4131-1-1, L. 4141-3-1, L. 4221-12, L. 4221-14-1, L. 4221-14-2, L. 6213-3, the first sentence of 1° of…

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