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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-179

…ve rise to the collection of fees in accordance with the table below: Description of service Fee a) Acts and formalities taken in application of article 221 of the law of 1st June 1924 implementing Fr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-9

…ation issued by the national accreditation body referred to in article 137 of Law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy, or by the national accreditation body of another Me…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-18

…t is allocated to the budget of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. The law of 10 August 1922 relating to the organisation of control over expenses incurred does not apply to the Aut…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Urban policy allocation

Article L2334-41

…with the National Agency for Urban Renewal, as referred to in article 10 of law no. 2003-710 of 1st August 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rénovation urbaine', on 1st Januar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

…territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from decree no. 2016-1067 of 3 August 2016, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article R. 1111-19 is replaced by the followin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent of third-party donors not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time of donation

Article R2143-7

…ok I of Part Two of the Legislative Part of this Code at the time of donation may, at any time, contact the Commission d'accès des personnes nées d'une assistance médicale à la procréation aux données…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-1

Medical devices and active implantable medical devices manufactured from non-viable tissues of animal origin or non-viable products derived from tissues of animal origin, falling within the scope defi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Professional inadequacy.

Article R6152-628

Professional incompetence consists of a duly established inability on the part of the practitioner to carry out the work or assume the responsibilities normally associated with the duties of an attach…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7

…f the inventor is an employee, the right to the industrial property title, in the absence of a contractual stipulation more favourable to the employee, is defined according to the following provisions…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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