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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council

Article LO6223-3

I. - The Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council is consulted by the Territorial Council on the preparation and implementation of the Nation's plan in the collectivity, on the distributio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-7

For each person subject to registration in the file, the following personal data is recorded: 1° Information relating to the person him/herself:-last name, first name, sex, date and place of birth of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-51

The declaration is made up of a letter signed by the legal representative of the applicant organisation and a supporting file, entered using a teleservice. The letter describes the activity and certif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-6

An appeal against judgments rendered pursuant to articles L. 661-1, L. 661-6 , Chapters I and III of Title V, Section II of Chapter II and Chapter IV of Title IX of Book VI of the Legislative Part of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36

…ohibitions on advertising to the general public provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5122-6. It indicates the frequency of transmission of the periodic safety update report mentioned in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-2

…application for the release of a seclusion or restraint measure taken in application of article L. 3222-5-1, who takes up the matter of his own motion or who has received an application for the measur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-17

I.-The Director General of France Compétences may, in particular in the event of an alert being issued on the basis of the last paragraph of Article R. 6113-14, request any documents and evidence enab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: EC verification.

Article R5211-43

In the case of active implantable medical devices or medical devices in Class III or Class II b, the manufacturer shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the manufacturing process guarantees…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance.

Article R5211-49

As part of the procedure for the EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance, for class II b medical devices, the manufacturer must submit an application to the authorized body for assessm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

1. The calculation and implementation conditions provided for in I of article 204 H of the rate provided for in article 204 E are modified in the event of : 1° Marriage or conclusion of a civil solida…

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