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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-6

…5211-3-1 ; 2° The procedures for issuing medical devices prescribed in another Member State of the European Union and the procedures for prescribing medical devices with a view to issuing them in ano…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other authorised persons.

Article L5414-1

…diagnostic medical devices and their accessories;3° The products listed in Annex XVI to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 ;4° (Repealed) ;5° Cosmet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-106

…ast with the requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identifi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article R22-10-15

…ata of corporate officers who are natural persons within the meaning of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, nor personal data that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L764-2

…3 Order 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 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9; 2° I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L762-2

…3 Order 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 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9; 2° I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L763-2

…3Order 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 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9; 2° I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the list of substances with proven, presumed or suspected endocrine disrupting properties and the categories of products presenting a particular risk of exposure

Article R5232-19

…ation (EC) No 178/2002 and substances, mixtures and articles as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006, with the exception of medicinal products, are considered to be products within the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-1

Effective working time is the time during which the employee is at the employer's disposal and complies with the employer's instructions, without being free to pursue personal interests.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-15

…of the vice-chairman and approval by the ministers responsible for the economy, social security and mutual insurance. The first Deputy Secretary General will have insurance or banking experience that…

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