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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-3

The certificate drawn up by the person responsible for the transfer of the second-hand medical device certifies that it has undergone regular maintenance in accordance with the provisions of article R…

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

Article R53-14

…he maximum periods detailed in the following paragraphs: 1° Data and information relating to the traces mentioned in 1° and 1° bis of I of Article R. 53-10 are kept for twenty-five years from the date…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-23

…ll ensure that the staff defined in article D. 314-22 fulfil the conditions of professional competence resulting from: 1° Either a diploma mentioned in the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational trai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-163

As part of the pharmacovigilance system, any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 : 1° Implements a risk management system for each medi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R782-23

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R783-23

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L752-6

…of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 Act no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 law no. 2005-845 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-50

I.-Products and processes placed on the market and intended for the treatment of water intended for human consumption, including chemical treatment agents and filter media, must, under normal or fores…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-112

When the European Public Prosecutor's Office decides to exercise its jurisdiction, the public prosecutor or investigating judge hearing an investigation or inquiry concerning acts covered by Article 6…

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