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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-1

The economic operators referred to in paragraph 35 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are required to register under the conditions…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-3

The approval referred to in Article L. 324-8-1 is granted in consideration of: 1° the size of the organisation's repertoire and the diversity of its members; 2° The professional qualifications of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-3

The amount of remuneration paid during the mobility leave period is at least equal to the amount of the allowance provided for in 3° ofarticle L. 5123-2. For the first twelve months of the leave, whic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3-1

Within insurance and reinsurance undertakings, with the exception of those referred to in article L. 322-3, the committee referred to in article L. 823-19 of the Commercial Code also monitors risk man…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-3-1

The exchange of pre-contractual information or the provision of contractual terms and conditions shall be in writing. This may be done electronically. The name or company name and address of the organ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-7

Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, contributions within the meaning ofarticle 1843-3 of the French Civil Code and Book II of the French Commercial Code and capital increases…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3-2

Owners of the common areas of apartment blocks referred to in article R. 1334-17 and buildings referred to in article R. 1334-18 who fail to meet one of the obligations defined in articles R. 1334-27…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-3

When an adverse reaction to a proprietary medicinal product is reported to a company responsible for its parallel distribution, the latter will forward this report to the marketing authorisation holde…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Common provisions

Article D142-3-1

When the sentence enforcement judge has granted the sentenced person leave to go out, pursuant to articles D. 143 to D. 145, the subsequent temporary absences provided for by these same articles may b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-3-1

I.-Territorial authorities, their groupings and departmental and territorial fire and rescue services may take out loans with credit institutions or finance companies within the following limits and s…

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