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

Article L5211-3-1

…the same Regulation. In addition, the following are required to declare their activities to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, under conditions specified by regul…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-1

…egislative part of this Code are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Book I, with the exception of 6° of Article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-1

…R. 512-21, R. 512-23, R. 512-30, R. 512-31, R. 512-35, R. 512-37 and R. 512-38Resulting from décret n° 2018-1116 du 10 décembre 2018

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-26

…ewed in year n + 1. When general measures taken by the public authorities to prohibit or restrict access to cinematographic establishments affect the economic situation of the art house exhibition sec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-4

…L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3 provided for in article L. 132-9-3-1 is published annually on the insurance undertaking's website or on any other durable medium within 90 working days of 1 January of each…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Modulation of sentences according to the scale and seriousness of the offence and the personality of the offender, special provisions, repeat offending

Article 370

…his Code commits, within five years of a settlement or conviction that has become final, a new offence falling within the scope of the penalties provided for by the aforementioned articles, the maximu…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Modulation of sentences according to the scale and seriousness of the offence and the personality of the offender, special provisions, repeat offending

Article 369

1. Having regard to the extent and seriousness of the offence committed and the personality of the offender, the court may : a) Release the offenders from confiscation of the means of transport, excep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article L214-21

Under the conditions and within the limits laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a UCITS may make temporary purchases and sales of financial instruments and borrow cash.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to securitisation companies

Article L214-177

…ny provide for the use of forward financial instruments to expose the company, or for the sale of receivables that are not due or for which the term has expired, the management company referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to securitisation companies

Article L214-176

A securitisation company is a securitisation undertaking constituted in the form of a public limited company (société anonyme) or a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée).The…

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