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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-12

Any medical device placed on the market or put into service in France must bear the CE mark certifying that it meets the conditions set out in article R. 5211-17. However, CE marking is not required f…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-16

I.-The Prefect of the département, in the light of the reports made pursuant to article R. 412-14-1 or the report referred to in article R. 412-15, may issue injunctions. If the injunctions, addressed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-2

I.-The risk management system referred to in Article L. 354-2 comprises the strategies, processes and information procedures needed to identify, measure, monitor, manage and report, on an ongoing basi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1418-1

As part of the tasks conferred on it by Article L. 1418-1, the Agence de la biomédecine is in particular responsible for : 1° Managing the national list of patients waiting for organ and corneal trans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-19

I.- Advance directives are kept in a way that makes them easily accessible to the doctor called upon to make a decision to limit or stop treatment as part of the collegiate procedure defined in articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-5

The report of the classification committee to which the matter has been referred characterises the work or document and, in particular, indicates the sequences or images likely to give rise to particu…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-4

For the application of 3° of Article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R524-1

The creditor shall proceed with the seizure by serving a document on one of the persons mentioned in articles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-5

The term referred to in the tenth paragraph of article L. 132-23 may not exceed the shorter of eight years or the maturity date of the guarantee. Before the maturity date mentioned in article L. 134-1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R328-8

I.-When it is granted approval under the conditions set out in I of Article L. 138-2, the collective management organisation must immediately publish the following information on its website, in a ded…

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