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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: EC verification.

Article R5211-44

For Class IIa medical devices or Class I medical devices, the provisions of Article R. 5211-43 apply subject to the following modifications: 1° For class II a medical devices, the authorised body veri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Drinks advertising.

Article L3323-4

Authorised advertising for alcoholic beverages is limited to the indication of the degree of alcohol by volume, the origin, the name, the composition of the product, the name and address of the manufa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47

I.-The kindergartens mentioned in 2° of article R. 2324-17 take in children aged eighteen months and over with a view to promoting their socialisation and development and facilitating the transition t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-4

The trade events that must be declared as part of the annual programme by an exhibition park are: 1° Trade shows as defined by article L. 762-2 ; 2° Commercial events, usually referred to as "trade fa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…he following are eligible for the urban policy grant:Locations in overseas departments and the territorial authorities of Martinique and Guyana under the conditions defined in article L. 2334-41;Local…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-47

I.-Magistrates shall have access to all data, information and communications content recorded in the processing system, for the purposes of the proceedings brought before them. II.For the purposes of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

…crafts or, by delegation, the president of the departmental level chamber of trades and crafts monitors compliance, by the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 : 1°…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-4

The Office is subrogated, up to the amount of the sums paid, to the rights that the victim has against the person responsible for the loss or damage as well as against the persons obliged in any way t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-4

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall designate, from among the health establishments authorised to provide psychiatric care and providing the public hospital service defined in art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-55

For each work in the programme, the production company has :1° A period of two years from the date of the first payment for the financing of its production to apply for or obtain a cinematographic rel…

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