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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of material safety monitoring

Article R5212-12

Any health establishment or health cooperation group which uses or supplies medical devices or makes such devices available to its members, as well as any association distributing medical devices at h…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobile emergency and resuscitation unit

Article D6124-12

…ed to a health care establishment if it has the staff, driver or pilot, as well as the equipment, necessary for the use of the land, air or sea means of transport provided for in Chapter II of Title I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…The sixth paragraph of IV. 2° The 6th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-12

1° The value that the goods would have if there were no lack of conformity; 2° The significance of the lack of conformity; and 3° Any possibility of opting for the other choice without major inconveni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-12

…to the registry of the assize court; it shall be transcribed in the register provided for in the preceding paragraph and appended to the document drawn up by the registrar.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-12

In the event of definitive cessation of the activity of publishing or distributing television services: 1° The tax due in respect of the previous year is declared and liquidated under the conditions a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-12

…opy of the immobilisation report; 2° An injunction to report within eight days to the bailiff's office to agree with him the conditions for transporting the vehicle, with the warning that failing this…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-12

…in articles R. 2122-1 to R. 2122-11 and meeting a need whose estimated value is below the formal procedure thresholds; 2° For the contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-12

…compulsory, the purchaser shall ensure the confidentiality and security of transactions, in accordance with the procedures set out in an order of the Minister responsible for the economy appended to t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-12

The purpose of project studies is :1° To specify, by means of plans, sections and elevations, the shapes of the various elements of the construction, the nature and characteristics of the materials an…

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