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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-7

…es L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who do not come under the provisions of Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and persons admitted to a health…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R773-7

…e same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 January 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R774-7

…e same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 January 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75-2

…iction of one or more courts of appeal for the trial of crimes falling within the scope of articles 706-73, with the exception of 11°, 706-73-1 or 706-74, in cases that are or would appear to be of gr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-7

Persons who are not affiliated to a social security scheme or who are beneficiaries of such a scheme may be asked to take part in performance studies which do not involve any risk or constraint and in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Remuneration of the posthumous representative

Article 775 quinquies

The remuneration of the mandataire à titre posthume, definitively determined within six months of the death, is deductible from the assets of the estate up to a limit of 0.5% of the managed estate ass…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-7-1

…e than eight days, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the decree referred to in article 763-9. If the offender is summoned to appear before the prison integration and probation service, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-7

Once a reference medicinal product, within the meaning of 5° of Article L. 5121-1, or a reference biological medicinal product, within the meaning of 15° of the same Article, is covered by a compassio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Individual employers

Article D6331-70

Before 30 April, the body referred to in article L. 6331-60 sends the skills operator the financial and statistical information required to meet the obligations set out in articles R. 6332-30 to R. 63…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: The use of telecommunications during proceedings

Article 706-71-1

Where the use of audiovisual means of telecommunication is possible only with the person's agreement, the latter shall make known his agreement within five days of being informed of the date of the he…

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