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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-11

The CE marking may be affixed to an in vitro diagnostic medical device only if it complies with the essential requirements and has undergone the assessment procedures applicable to it. Where an in vit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

This Book is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Article L. 322-3-2 and Titles V, VI and VII.The provisions of the first paragraph apply to insurance undertakings establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget

Article R5212-1-1-1

The provisions of articles R. 5211-13-2 to R. 5211-13-6 are applicable to syndicats de communes.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Negotiations

Article 1112-1

Either party who is aware of information whose importance is decisive for the consent of the other must inform the other of this fact if the latter is legitimately unaware of this information or trust…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications

Article 1075-1

When an application for compensatory allowance is made to the judge or provided for in an agreement, each spouse shall produce the declaration on their honour referred to in article 272 of the Civil C…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications

Article 1076-1

…ment of alimony or a contribution to the expenses of the marriage, the judge may not grant the divorce without inviting the parties to explain the payment of a compensatory allowance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibitions

Article R4313-18

The affixing on machinery or personal protective equipment, on its packaging or on any document concerning it, of any marking, sign or inscription which is likely to mislead as to the meaning or form,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Members and departments of the High Council

Article R821-14-1

The staff of the departments of the High Council is composed in accordance with Article 16 of Law No. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general statute of independent administrative authorities and in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-1

…rticle R. 6341-31 in Mayotte, the words: "in article L. 821-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 35 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and socia…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-10

…onstitutionality is raised on appeal, the separate pleading provided for in article 23-5 of Ordonnance n° 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 shall bear the words: "question prioritaire de constitutionnalité".…

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