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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-19

…health and safety requirements is assessed by carrying out one or more of the following procedures: 1° The procedure applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices undergoing an assessment of their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-25

…s and on the available evidence from the evaluation of clinical data within the meaning of Article 61 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Authorisation of establishments

Article R1261-25

…ters responsible for the establishment. The application for authorisation referred to in article L. 1261-1 shall be sent to the ministers responsible for the applicant establishment by the legal repre…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-19

…ulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle. Any interested person may obtain from the Institute: 1° A certificate of identity including particulars of the filing, the national number and, where app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-10

…mp-sum allocations due to each of these communes are calculated, in accordance with article L. 2334-7, taking into account the new populations.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition and operation of the artistic committee

Article R2172-19

For projects located outside France, the artistic committee mentioned in article R. 2172-9 is made up of the following members: 1° The project owner or his representative, who chairs the committee; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional committees.

Article R4643-19

…nt et des Travaux Publics comprises regional prevention committees responsible, in particular, for: 1° Carrying out actions to improve hygiene, health, safety and working conditions at all sites where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21-1

The supplementary report drawn up pursuant to III of article L. 823-16 is submitted to the specialised committee mentioned in article L. 823-19 or to the body performing the functions of this committe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-4

…the court registry shall send to the body responsible for paying family benefits, as appropriate: 1° Either an enforceable extract of court decisions or an enforceable copy of approved agreements th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-2

…conditions set out in the second to fifth paragraphs and in the last two paragraphs of article L. 5211-17. The deliberations mentioned in the second paragraph of the same article L. 5211-17 define, a…

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