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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-36

The State laboratory referred to in Article R. 512-31, draws up, as soon as its work is completed, or as soon as it receives the results of the analyses or tests entrusted to the laboratories authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-33

…eral of the Regional Health Agency, for the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of I of article R. 1321-31. The request, accompanied by the file, must be sent to the Prefect no later than six months befor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-87

…of the other professions provided for in the title IV bis of the aforementioned Act no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 and their profession practised within the company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

…7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 committed abroad against French nationals must be reported, as soon as possible, b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-1

Securities issued by joint stock companies are financial securities within the meaning of article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which confer identical rights per class.Securities issued…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-13

In application of article L. 114-14, the Director transmits the Centre's acts in accordance with the following provisions.I.-The acts corresponding to the missions carried out by the centre on behalf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14-1

Traditional herbal medicinal products that meet the following criteria are not subject to marketing authorisation: 1° They are designed to be used without the intervention of a doctor for the purposes…

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

Article L5211-2

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of II, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4314-5

…ay: 1° Require economic operators to provide the documents and information mentioned in article R. 4314-8; 2° Carry out on-site inspections, unannounced if necessary, and physical checks on equipment,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-9

…f specific instructions from the shareholders concerned. The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers sets out the terms and conditions for the application of 4° and 4° bis, in partic…

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