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Showing 59315940 of 62242 articles for Art. L. 416-1 et seq.

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

Article L5211-1

I.-The placing on the market, putting into service and making available on the market of medical devices and their accessories shall comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the Europ…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-7-1

…article 225-26 of the French Criminal Code, in 3° of IV and in the second paragraph of V of article L. 1337-4 of the Public Health Code, 3° of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: HARMONISING THE COMMERCIAL FABRIC

Article L5224-1

I.-An imbalance in the local commercial fabric within the perimeter of a territorial coherence plan provided for in Title IV of Book I of the Town Planning Code may be established by the concordant de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-14

…d 3% of the organisation's turnover or revenue excluding tax, subject to a maximum of €300,000, is set according to the seriousness of the breaches committed and in relation to any advantages or profi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-10

…tion referred to in the first paragraph. A decree issued by the Minister responsible for insurance sets out the content and format of this information document.Where the policyholder has exercised the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-14

…itled to a full refund of payments made, but not to additional compensation. III.-The organiser or retailer may cancel the contract and refund the passenger in full of payments made, but is not liable…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-14

…antee provided for in I and its level are established by one or more specific agreements concluded between, on the one hand, the professional organisations representing performers and the collective m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-18

…ncil of the Ordre des pharmaciens. The latter shall take a decision within two months of the referral. If no decision is taken within this period, the matter is referred to the national council, which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…n of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 76…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

…ded to control their application and sanction their non-respect by the participants in sporting competitions; 2° Regulations relating to the organisation of any event open to their members; 3° Regulat…

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