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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-33

…stration must state the title, genre and duration of the work in question.It must be accompanied by:1° Either a broadcast certificate or a certificate of availability to the public, issued by the publ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1411 bis

…e accommodation of seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by Article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as accommodation for apprentices, whose status…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-22

I.-Local materiovigilance correspondents are responsible for: 1° Forwarding without delay, with the exception of the reports mentioned in b, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising the profession of hearing aid acoustician, optician, prosthetist and orthotist for the fitting of orthopaedic devices for disabled persons

Article R4365-2

…orthotists for the fitting of appliances to disabled persons, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In the first paragraph of article R. 4333-7, the words: "de l'article L. 4333-1-1" are replaced b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…th the use of products intended for human health, products listed in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 falling within its remit and products intended for cosmetic use. It monitors the risk associa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11

…n the patient's care may propose at any time to modify the form of care referred to in article L. 3211-2-1 to take account of changes in the patient's condition. He will draw up a detailed medical cer…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-18

The opposition proceedings are closed:1° Where the opponent has withdrawn the opposition or lost standing;2° Where the opposition has become moot as a result either of an agreement between the parties…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Measures following controls

Article R532-1

If you disregard the provisions of an order issued pursuant to articles L. 521-17 ou L. 521-25 : 1° Manufacturing, importing, exporting, placing on the market free of charge or against payment, holdin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-1

A private medical biology laboratory is operated under its own name, or in the form of : 1° An association, foundation or other non-profit organisation; 2° A professional partnership governed by law n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Commencement and conduct of judicial liquidation.

Article R640-1

…quidation proceedings shall be presented in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 631-1, R. 631-2, with the exception of the second paragraph, R. 631-4 and R. 631-5. A creditor's appli…

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