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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-2

…11-3-2, L. 5211-6, L. 5212-2, L. 5212-3, L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2, the references to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are replaced by references to…

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

Article L5211-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with A…

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

Article L5221-2

…s 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 conditions specifi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L717-1

Infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Articles 9, 10, 13 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark shall constitute an infringement giving rise to ci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-4

…be kept in electronic form. A qualified electronic signature meeting the requirements of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures shall be used.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article D742-2

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-174…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article D743-2

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-174…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article D744-2

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-174…

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

Article L5211-2

…s produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, under the conditions specifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…lesIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions…

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