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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L421-6

…with regard to the risks and categories of risk covered by the standards applicable to it, where it complies with non-mandatory national standards transposing European standards, the references of whi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-10

In the context of the administrative cooperation organised by Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-36

The results of investigations and inspections are set out in a written report. This report shall indicate, in particular, any facts that may constitute breaches of European regulations, of this Code,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title III: Inspections

Article L6231-2

…General of the Regional Health Agency may, subject to the rights of third parties, make public the reports relating to the expert opinions which he has commissioned.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Concession contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L3214-2

…ntracting entities, concession contracts concluded by contracting entities in a Member State of the European Union or in a specific geographical area of a Member State are subject to the rules set out…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-12

…he detailed rules for applying this article are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat after the European Commission has declared the obligation laid down in this article to be compatible with Euro…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contract notices for contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2331-8

…2324-2 to R. 2324-4, the purchaser shall publish a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union drawn up in accordance with the model set out in the European Commission Regulation e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-8

The Commission makes the updated list of mediators available to the public on its website and provides the link to the European Commission's website dedicated to consumer mediation as well as the link…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 coming from or destined for Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-29

…vatives and cells from the human body, whatever their level of processing, in a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. These same establishments…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article R1245-20

Manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic medical devices may import or export tissues, their derivatives and cells from the human body, whatever their level of processing, when these products are intended…

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