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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-28

…milk, colostrum, milk products and colostrum-based products" of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, laying down specifi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…s provided for in II to XII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1521-1 law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Orde…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 quinquies

…cations Code, as well as by the service providers mentioned in 1 and 2 of I of article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy. The implementation of the right of co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2623-1

…contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 3° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-2

…the operators and persons mentioned in 1° of that same article or in 2 of I of Article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, that users of the online interfaces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-166

…onitoring for certain active substances by the European Medicines Agency in application of Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

…s or residents located in centres or structures approved in application of article 30 of decree no. 2004-67 of 16 January 2004 relating to the organisation of the third cycle of medical studies or art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-18

…lishing infringements and breaches of the provisions falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-2

…onale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of qu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-50

…application of the third paragraph of article L. 5121-9, article R. 5121-36-1 and article R. 5121-37-3, together with their implementation period ; 1° bis The public assessment report, together with…

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