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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-2-2

For its application in Mayotte, 2° of Article L. 5125-3 is worded as follows:" 2° The opening of a pharmacy by means of creation, if the demographic conditions provided for in Article L. 5511-3 are me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-2

I.-Any commercial company that is neither a micro-enterprise, within the meaning of Article L. 123-16-1, nor a small business, within the meaning of Article L. 123-16, and which is controlled, within…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

…resorted to the installation and use of an apparatus or technical device mentioned in 1° of Article 226-3 of the Penal Code in order to collect technical connection data enabling the identification of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2-2

When the misleading commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 have been committed as part of an organised gang, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-2 is increased…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article L426-21

…nce permit if the following conditions are met:1° The mission is of a social or humanitarian nature;2° The voluntary work contract was concluded prior to entry into France;3° The association or founda…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5214-26

By way of derogation from article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised, by the representative of the State in the department after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission for inter-com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-27

The documents mentioned in article R. 5211-26 shall be presented by the manufacturer or his authorised representative at the request of the agents mentioned in article L. 5431-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-28

In carrying out certification procedures, manufacturers and approved bodies shall take account of the available results of any assessment and verification operations which may have been carried out, p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-26

The manufacturer or his authorised representative shall, for a period of at least five years and, in the case of implantable devices, at least fifteen years after the last copy of the product has been…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-29

Files and correspondence relating to certification procedures are drawn up in French or in a language of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area ac…

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