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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks

Article R1322-44-2

…water quality carried out by the Regional Health Agency, as part of the provisions of article R. 1322-40, includes an analysis programme for the sanitary control of natural mineral water.In order to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22-4

The rights attached to a compulsory licence may not be assigned or transferred except with the undertaking or part of the undertaking to which they are attached.This assignment or transfer is, on pain…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-20

An order by the ministers responsible for customs and health determines the administrative and technical procedures for issuing the import authorisation, covering in particular the elements mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-22

…ject to prior authorisation when it is intended solely for the personal use of a private individual and for victualling. The same applies when it is intended for distribution in the form of samples or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-23

The costs incurred by the procedures for authorising the import of natural mineral water are borne by the applicant.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-21

…he quality of the water observed by the control authorities or reported by the authorisation holder and if this water presents a danger to public health or no longer meets the regulatory quality requi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Doctor applying for authorisation to practice.

Article R4623-25-4

The candidate for authorisation to practice is bound by an employment contract concluded with the employer or the president of the inter-company occupational health and prevention service. The duratio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-2

The purpose of the processing mentioned in article R. 232-41-1 is to : 1° To gather biological information on any athlete within the meaning of Article L. 230-3 who is subject to a doping control; 2°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

I.-A decree in the Council of State, issued after a public and reasoned opinion from the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, shall determine the missions and operating procedures o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414-2

Any act of smuggling or undeclared import or export shall be punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of between one and two times the value of the object of fraud, when committed intentional…

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