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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 L1125-3

Once the Data Protection Committee has issued a favourable opinion and the investigation has been authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, where applicabl…

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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 L1125-31

…res for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and in particular: 1° The procedures applicable to the coordinated assessment procedure described in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Associations

Article R121-3

…aph of Article 81 or for the investigation into the personality of the victim as well as the nature and extent of the harm suffered by him, carried out pursuant to l'article 81-1 : IA. 3;4° For a miss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-3

…agreement provided for in article L. 1141-2 is concluded for a period of three years. The agreement and its amendments shall be published in the Journal officiel. For those of its provisions which lay…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of technical specifications

Article R2311-3

Wherever possible, technical specifications are drawn up in such a way as to take account of accessibility criteria for people with disabilities or functionality criteria for all users.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-31

Allocations received by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status as development grants are subject to monthly payments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-3

…the provisions of article L. 2123-2 relating to credit for hours: 1° The president, vice-presidents and members of the deliberative body of one of the public establishments for inter-municipal coopera…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Admission of claims.

Article R624-3

…objection are evidenced by the official receiver's signature on the list of claims drawn up by the mandataire judiciaire. The court clerk notifies the creditors or their agent of this admission by sim…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Action.

Article 32-1

Any person who takes legal action in a dilatory or abusive manner may be ordered to pay a civil fine of up to 10,000 euros, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-3

…he closing date of the last accounting period. For the application of articles R. 663-5 to R. 663-8 and R. 663-28, the turnover is that achieved during the observation period or the period of continue…

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