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

Article L5221-1

…iagnostic medical devices and their accessories shall comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and with the provisions of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6123-4

…novation and internationalisation plan, with the convergence plans mentioned inArticle 7 of Law No. 2017-256 of 28 February 2017 on programming for real equality overseas and containing other provisio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-41

…activity and the address of his employer(s). It also clearly states the provisions of articles L. 211-11 and L. 211-12. In the absence of this information, the forfeiture period provided for in the s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VIII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article L820-1

…he provisions of articles L. 821-3 to L. 821-5, L. 822-1 to L. 822-6, L. 823-1 to L. 823-10, L. 823-11 to L. 823-17, L. 824-1 to L. 824-9 and L. 824-11 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-14

…of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article shall rep…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2341-5

The provisions of articles L. 2141-7 to L. 2141-11 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-3

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-12

…of withholding referred to in Article L. 722-9 and in the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 722-11, the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the body for the defence of geographic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-20

…as been admitted and who recovers his right of individual pursuit in accordance with Article L. 643-11 may obtain, by order of the president of the court made on application, the title provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…ons of Title I of this Book, including branches of the credit institutions mentioned in Article L. 511-22 and the financial institutions mentioned in Article L. 511-23 ; 1° bis Payment institutions go…

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