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Showing 981990 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relationship between the payment service provider and the payment service user

Article L133-15

I. - The payment service provider issuing a payment instrument must ensure that personalised security data as defined in Article L. 133-4 is not accessible to persons other than the Payment Service Us…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Share capital and shares.

Article R6223-15

Shares may not be pledged as collateral.Their nominal value may not be less than 15.Shares representing contributions in kind are non-transferable and are cancelled if the holder loses his status as a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-15

…responsible for : 1° Recording and analysing any reported incident or risk of incident likely to be due to an in vitro diagnostic medical device; 2° Declaring without delay to the Director General of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Openings, mutations and transfers

Article R3335-15

The Préfet de département or, in Paris, the Préfet de police or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Préfet de police des Bouches-du-Rhône may determine by decree, in certain communes and with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the entry into national territory of the elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they are not authorised in the Member State of origin

Article R1245-15

I. - The application for authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 1245-5 for products from Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European…

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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 L1125-15

I.-For the duration of the clinical investigation involving an intervention on the patient which is not justified by the patient's usual care and which exposes the patient to risks and constraints whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-15

…esenting him. The information shall be communicated in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017. Where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15

…actise is pronounced by the competent regional council or central council for a fixed period, which may, if necessary, be renewed. However, where the infirmity or pathological condition is not such as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-15

The application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 1161-5 is sent by the company exploiting the medicinal product to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VC

I. - The gross capital gain realised on the property or rights mentioned in articles 150 U , 150 UB and 150 UC is reduced by an allowance set at:- 6% for each year of ownership beyond the fifth;- 4% i…

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