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

Article R5211-12

Any medical device placed on the market or put into service in France must bear the CE mark certifying that it meets the conditions set out in article R. 5211-17. However, CE marking is not required f…

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

Article R5221-12

The CE marking is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative, in a visible, legible and indelible manner on the in vitro diagnostic medical device where this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for authorisation to carry out certain sampling procedures

Article R6213-12

I.-Medical biologists who do not meet any of the conditions mentioned in article R. 6213-11 may only carry out the following procedures with a view to medical biology examinations, if they also prove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

Under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, the committee comprises : 1° The Minister of Foreign Affairs ; 2° The Minister for European Affairs; 3° The Minister for Social Affairs; 4° The Minister f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-12

The President shall designate, by order made in the first fortnight of January, the judge who is to deputise for him or her in the event of impediment as provided for in the second paragraph of Articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-69

Applications for enforcement under this paragraph may be made without the assistance of a lawyer.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-71

An application for the Commission to prescribe the measures necessary for the enforcement of a final decision of that Commission, accompanied, where appropriate, by a periodic penalty payment, may not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-70

Applications for the enforcement of decisions handed down by the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant may be submitted via the internet-accessible portal mentioned in article R. 2333-120-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-68

The time limit for appealing against an express administrative decision refusing to take the measures necessary to enforce a decision of the commission du contentieux du stationnement payant is interr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-74

From the effective date of the astreinte ordered by the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant, its chairman or the magistrate he designates, after having taken any further steps, informs t…

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