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Showing 43214330 of 9058 articles for Art. CE 24-11-2017 n° 396209

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-5

Failure by the operator to subject a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 to maintenance obligations and quality controls pursuant to Article L. 5212-1 is punishable by two years'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-4

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the procedures for implementing the rules applicable to vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, as well…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-19

…laboratory is subject to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales et…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Communal services.

Article D2573-20

…ynesia". V. - For the application of article R. 2221-86, the words: "corporate income tax" are replaced by the words: "corporate income tax". VI. - Articles R. 2221-24, R. 2221-30 and R. 2221-96 are a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-5

…shall engage the liability of its author and oblige him to compensate the damage that the performance of these obligations would have avoided. [Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitut…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L717-5

…plication of this paragraph are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply where the seniority of a trade mark previously registered in France…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-2

…ts, healthcare-associated infections and iatrogenia, define a policy for medicinal products and devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-4-3

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts, when the policyholder or subscriber converts individual rights into rights expressed in units of account that were not selected when the contract was ta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-43

…ody shall send the Prefect an annual activity report by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by hand-delivery against receipt, or by electronic transmission with a secure electronic sign…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-1

…rement savings plan, at the request of the employee, are invested for the value of the leave allowance calculated in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3141-24 to L. 3141-27. II - The rules…

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