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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 L1126-2

Pursuant to Articles 58,66 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a performance study, the sponsor shall submit the proje…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-84

A group of divers with PE-12 qualifications may dive from 0 to 12 metres under the responsibility of the person supervising the group. A group of divers undergoing technical training leading to the PE…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Disabled workers.

Article R5523-2-2

For the application of article R. 5213-76 to Mayotte, the words: "in article L. 321-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in 7° of article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-9

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-98

As from the date of issue of securities giving access to the capital, the company called upon to allot these securities may not change its form or purpose, unless authorised to do so by the contract o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-174

The forestry assets held directly or indirectly by a forestry savings company are divided, if they are insured against fire, into at least two distinct management units in at least two natural regions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176-2

Articles R. 214-163, R. 214-164, R. 214-165, R. 214-166, R. 214-168, R. 214-169, R. 214-170 and R. 214-175 are applicable to groupements forestiers d'investissement, subject to the following adaptatio…

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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 L1125-1

I.-The clinical investigations of the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are governed by the provisions of the afo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for airports

Article L5125-7-2

Where several pharmacies are located within the airport, an on-call and emergency service is organised between the pharmacies to meet passengers' medication needs during the days and hours when the ai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the appointment and training of citizen assessors

Article R2-11

…(s). The citizen assessors are informed by any means of the dates of the hearings to which they are called or may be called to sit as full, additional or substitute assessors.

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