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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Medical equipment

Article L242-47

Any breach of article L. 224-110 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €15,000 for a natural person and €75,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-10

In the event of a minor being caught in the act of committing a customs offence, customs detention takes place under the conditions set out for detention and police custody in articles L. 311-1 to L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-2

As stated in Article 226-26 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The act of diverting information gathered on a person by means of an examination of their genetic characteristics from their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-24

Sont applicables à Mayotte à compter du 1er janvier 2014:1° Le chapitre II du titre III du livre III de la présente partie;2° Les sections 7, 8, 11, 14 et 15 du chapitre III du même titre;3° L'article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-33-29-4

The officers and officials mentioned in article R. 15-33-29-3 without delay to the mayor or, in the case of Paris surveillance officers, to the Prefect of Police and, through the intermediary of the j…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-20

In the letter of notification of redundancy provided for in Articles L. 1233-15, in the event of less than ten employees being made redundant within the same thirty-day period, and L. 1233-39, in the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Selection of economic operators participating in the dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-44

The minimum time limit for receipt of applications shall be thirty days from the date on which the contract notice is sent or, where the call for competition is made by means of a prior information no…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notice of modification

Article R2194-10

In the cases provided for in articles R. 2194-2 and R. 2194-5, where the contract has been awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure, the purchaser shall publish a modification notice. This no…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-13

Within four months of receiving the application for approval, the Prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Safety and Accessibility and, in the cases provided for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2372-5

For the award of a project management contract relating to the refurbishment of a structure, the purchaser may use a competitive dialogue when the conditions for using this procedure are met. A jury m…

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