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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 L1125-4

In the event of a refusal of validation provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, a refusal of authorisation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-171

The services listed under numbers 182 to 195 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (table 5) of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 182…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II

Article L3232-7

Breaches of articles L. 3232-5 and L. 3232-6 are recorded by the agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the French Consumer Code, under the conditions set o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R332

…e for custody costs incurred by the immobilisation of a vehicle decided pursuant to Articles 131-6 (5°) and 131-14 (2°) of the Penal Code is set by an order of the High Commissioner. "

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-33

A statement of financial penalties is sent to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance at the same time as the notice provided for in Article D. 48-31. These statements are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-6

The decisions of the Financial Stability Board taken pursuant to 4°, 4° bis, 4° ter and 5° of Article L. 631-2-1 are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic and on the Financial Stabi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-42

Subject to the limits and conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a real estate investment trust may grant current account advances to the companies mentioned in 2° and 3° of I of articl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of doping prevention medical centres

Article D232-4-1

Approval is granted once the conditions defined in article D. 232-5 have been met. It specifies the territorial jurisdiction in which the doping prevention medical units operate. In each territorial j…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reporting obligations relating to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4163-2-1

Within the framework of agreements, the professional branches may draw up lists of trades or activities particularly exposed to the occupational risk factors mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 4161-1…

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