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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-22

The import of packaged water is not subject to prior authorisation when it is intended solely for the personal use of a private individual and for victualling. The same applies when it is intended for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Powers of the State representative

Article L2573-22

I.-The Articles L. 2215-1 to L. 2215-8 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For the application of article L. 2215-8, after the words:…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

…foodstuffs, with the exception of the following products to which the rate provided for in article 278 :a) Confectionery products;b) Chocolate and all compound products containing chocolate or cocoa.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-22

…ng its registered office in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Saint-Martin and wishing to carry on business in another Member State of the European Uni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-12

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file may ask the public prosecutor to rectify or order the deletion of information concerning him or her if the information is not accurate or if its reten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21-2

Health establishments and organisations authorised to carry out one or more biological activities in medically assisted procreation are responsible for : 1° Assigning the unique European donation code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-21

The in vitro diagnostic medical devices referred to in Article L. 5221-5 may be exempted from conformity assessment procedures only if the procedure corresponding to the category of device does not in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-22

…he most representative departmental emergency medical transport association mentioned in article R. 6312-20 will call on all the approved medical transport companies in the department and propose a di…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-22

It is forbidden, in these regulations and contracts, to charge any additional fee for presentations and stations at the church, any person having equally the right to be presented there.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Organs, tissues and cells removed for autologous therapeutic purposes

Article R1211-22-2

…lyses performed, mentioning the individual results of these analyses in accordance with article R. 1211-22-1. This report also mentions the laboratory that performed the analyses. It is produced in th…

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