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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-8

Decisions that exceed the manager's powers are taken unanimously, except for the manager, if he is himself an undivided co-owner, to exercise the remedies provided by the articles 815-4,815-5 and 815-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-18

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations incumbent on a convicted offender subject to a semi-liberty measure, external placement or home detention under electronic surveillance, the sentenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

…or value added tax pursuant to Article 256 A of the General Tax Code who make the first sale in France of medical devices defined in Article L. 5211-1 of this Code and in vitro diagnostic medical devi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L775-18

…order no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 524-5 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 524-6 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 524-7Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-18

I. - One or more liquidators are appointed by the members, if the dissolution results from the end of the statutory term or if it is decided by the members. II. - The liquidator is appointed : 1° In g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-18

Personnel of the national forensic police service of the national police and those of the national gendarmerie, specially assigned to the service implementing the processing, and duly authorised, may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-18

…rk or occupational diseases may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles 221-6, 222-19 and 222-20 of the Penal Code committed in the course…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-183

Pharmacovigilance of blood-derived medicinal products involves monitoring, known as traceability, from the time they are manufactured until they are administered to patients. The purpose of this monit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-183

…thorisation holders performing interventional activities and the establishments authorised to practice emergency medicine called upon, where applicable, to participate in the emergency management of p…

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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 L1126-18

…Data Protection Committee will give its opinion on the conditions for the validity of the performance study, in particular with regard to : the protection of individuals, in particular the protection…

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