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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 L1125-2

Pursuant to Articles 62,70,74,75 and 82 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a clinical investigation, the sponsor shall submi…

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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 L1126-2

Pursuant to Articles 58,66 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a performance study, the sponsor shall submit the proje…

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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 L1126-4

In the event of a refusal of validation provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 66 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or provided for in IV of Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-6-1

A Marketing Authorisation Monitoring Committee, composed under conditions laid down by decree, is set up within the Agency.The Director General of the Agency may, before any decision is taken, consult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-3

Chapter III of Title I of Book I of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of articles L. 1113-7 to L. 1113-10, and subject to the following adaptations: 1° In article L. 111…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Commitments and technical provisions

Article L343-1

The mathematical provisions established by life assurance and capitalisation companies are calculated by taking into account, in determining the commitment of the policyholder or subscriber, the part…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article L411-1

I. - Agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, commissioned for this purpose and sworn in under conditions determined by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, are responsible for carrying…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-7

For the application of this section, the following may be specified by decree, after prior consultation with the groups representing the manufacturers concerned: 1° The form in which the technical and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-24-3

Where there is no contract between the plant variety certificate holder and the farmer concerned or between one or more plant variety certificate holders and a group of farmers concerned, or no inter-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-28

In cases where the borrower presents another insurance contract in place of the insurance contract proposed by the lender under the conditions set out in Article L. 313-29, the lender may issue an ame…

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