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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-28

The bodies mentioned in article D. 6113-27 base their examination of each diploma on the criteria defined in article R. 6113-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23

In order to comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, active implantable medical devices must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the follo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-22

In order to comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, medical devices, other than active implantable devices, must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-24

The conditions for implementing the essential requirements defined in this section are specified, on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-20

I.-The allowances allocated for the performance of the duties of mayor and chairman of a special delegation and the maximum allowances for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor of munic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-28

I. - The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall exchange with the supervisory authorities, professional bodies and national representative bodies referred to in Article L. 561-36 any inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-27

In the event of an on-site audit, a report is drawn up. The draft report is brought to the attention of the management of the audited entity, who may make comments, which are included in the final rep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-2

Cooperative societies of dispensing pharmacists may not refuse their services in emergencies, to non-associated dispensing pharmacists and to all public or private establishments where patients are tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-2

The tenant-manager has the status of a trader. He is subject to all the obligations arising therefrom.When the business is a craft establishment, the tenant-manager is registered as a business in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Managing agents.

Article L146-2

Before signing the contract, the principal shall provide the managing agent with all the information required for its mission, as defined by decree, to enable it to make a commitment with full knowled…

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