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Showing 35113520 of 13303 articles for Art. n° 23/00062 · ANSA comité juridique n° 23-009 · CCRCS avis 2016-015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-3

Once the Committee for the Protection of Individuals has issued a favourable opinion and the performance study has been authorised, where applicable, by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provision of data by the concessionaire in the case of management under concession of a public service

Article L3131-2

When the management of a public service is conceded, the concessionaire shall provide the conceding authority, in electronic format, in a freely reusable open standard that can be used by an automated…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 221-18, L. 221-21 and L. 221-23 to L. 221-27 governing the conditions for exercising the consumer's right of withdrawal and its effects, is punishable by an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-18

Technical sports advisors may be appointed for a maximum of four years. These assignments are renewable. The Minister responsible for sport may terminate these assignments before the fixed term, on hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-14

In the event of a lack of participation in the first round of professional elections, where the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2143-23 are applied, the validity of the company or esta…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-41

The medical devices listed in this section are medical devices within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The exchange of information between the competent authorities of different Member States pursuant to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019

Article R49-40

When, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 694-14 to 695-9-57, the departments and units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 transmit information obtained from the department mentioned in Article L. 561-2…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-26

The decision of the Director General of Labour referred to in article R. 2122-23 may be contested by the elector or by a representative appointed by the elector. It shall be brought before the judicia…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formal notice to reduce the interval between periodic inspections.

Article R4721-11

The Labour Inspectorate inspector may give the employer formal notice to reduce the interval between inspections of work equipment or categories of work equipment as provided for in the orders referre…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to land transport.

Article R6314-4

Any person holding the authorisation provided for inArticle R. 6312-11 is liable to a fine of the third class: 1° Failing to keep an up-to-date list of its staff, specifying their qualifications, and…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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