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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-24

…described in 1° and 1° bis of III of Article 7 of the said Order, as amended by Law No. 2013-442 of 30 May 2013, shall be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Director Gene…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L593-2

…ption of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1 and L. 581-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-26

…h the medical devices that are the subject of the clinical investigation is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-139

…he first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code, to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-103

…le: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.645% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.905% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.617% Over €30,000 0.452%b) For the renewal or extension of the lease referred to in a, a fi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…I of this Article is undertaken by the rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Act no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986. II - The investigation procedure prior to inclusion on the list referred to in I…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1-1

…R. 611-15 to R. 611-18 Decree no. 95-385 of 10 April 1995 Article R. 611-19 Decree no. 2008-1472 of 30 December 2008 Article R. 611-20 Decree no. 95-385 of 10 April 1995 Articles R. 611-21 and R. 611-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article L123-30

In addition to officers and agents of the judicial police, the following are competent to record by official report the offences provided for by the decree mentioned in Article L. 123-31: 1° The deput…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-30

Under penalty of permanent removal from the list of the Court of Appeal, a sworn goods broker commissioned to carry out a public sale or who has been asked to estimate the value of goods deposited in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-30

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When the information is made by registered letter with…

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