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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-8-7

Pre-trial detainees exercise their right to maintain links with the outside world under the supervision of the judicial authority, under the conditions determined by the provisions of Title IV of Book…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-8

The persons referred to in 2° and 3° of article R. 814-58-6 as well as their authorised employees or the persons to whom authority has been given to carry out the dematerialised procedural acts in que…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-8

…3 of the French Consumer Code; 3° Health professionals; 4° The person responsible for placing a tattoo product on the market; 5° Persons who carry out tattooing on a professional basis; 6° Consumers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-4

…purpose of the processing is exclusively health or medico-social, including the functions necessary to ensure the social monitoring or administrative management of the persons in care;2° The processin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-8

As part of its mission to coordinate the cancer control initiatives mentioned in Article L. 1415-2, the Institute :1° Rely, where necessary, on the one hand on the professionals, health industry profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

…by the agents mentioned in Article L. 1421-1 have the prerogatives mentioned in Articles L. 1421-2 to L. 1421-3 for the performance of their duties, in the version resulting from Order No 2013-1183 o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-9

…s failed.The market failure is established either by a decision of the European Commission relating to short-term export credit insurance policy, or by the production by the applicant of at least four…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-8

…on in France, provided that these differences have no therapeutic impact and do not entail any risk to public health.II. - The labelling of the proprietary veterinary medicinal product benefiting from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-87-1

…tegory B: 1° A1: Visceral and digestive oncology surgery; 2° A2: Thoracic oncology surgery; 3° A3: Otorhinolaryngeal, cervicofacial and maxillofacial oncological surgery, including thyroid cancer surg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87-0 A

Persons required to make the withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of article 204 A declare each month to the tax authorities, directly or, for employers using the simplified arrangements provided f…

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