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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Contaminants

Article R412-24

…nforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1, the provisions of Articles 1 and 2 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of the Council of the European Communities of 8 February 1993 laying down…

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

Article L5211-3-1

The economic operators referred to in paragraph 35 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are required to register under the conditions…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

…1) and (2), Article 27(5), Article 28(1), Article 29(1), Article 32(1) and Article 33(1) of amended Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-38

…ion scheme or by other cooperative mutual solidarity schemes mentioned in Article 113(6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

I. - La Poste is subject, at the place of its main establishment, to direct local taxes levied for the benefit of local authorities and various establishments and bodies in accordance with the rules l…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-3

…on of grievances to the parties concerned predates the date of entry into force of the disciplinary regulations complying with the standard disciplinary regulations, the disciplinary proceedings initi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…e 19(3), Article 25(5)(c) and (6), Article 28(3), 4 of Article 29 and 4 of Article 31 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2, as well as the total amoun…

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

Article L5221-2

…médicament et des produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, under the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

…ticles L. 5461-2 to L. 5461-4, L. 5461-5, L. 5461-6-1, L. 5461-6-2 and L. 5461-9, the references to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are replaced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-20

…r shall receive, when their application is submitted, the information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, as well as information on the limitations of their rights…

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