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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-3

…ducts of human or animal origin are involved, which do not fall within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 as defined in Article 1 there…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-2

…techniques and methods relating to the groups of products mentioned in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-17

…n how they comply with the obligations set out in points a to c of I of Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2017 on certain authorised u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L763-1

…r no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are replaced by referen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L762-1

…r no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are replaced by referen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-20

…ronic signature has been affixed in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2

…d investors. A qualified investor is a person defined in point e of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017. A restricted circle of investors is made up of persons, other than qualif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1794

…or in Articles 8 to 10 and 21 to 33 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 22 to 24 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274 of 11 December 2017.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-2

The presentation report shall include at least the following information:1° The name and address of the contracting authority, the subject and value of the contract or of the dynamic purchasing system…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-5

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where the contract can only be awarded to a specific economic operator, for reasons relating to the protection of…

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