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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-32-1

…e conditions laid down in article R. 6122-28, includes: 1° The applicant's undertaking to implement and maintain the conditions for the location of care activities and heavy equipment, as well as the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-3

…ctual service as a titular officer in a category A or B corps of the Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Rights and have passed the tests of a technical examination. The procedures for organis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-1

…ion, device or existing component mentioned in II. II.-It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros to knowingly procure or offer to others, directly or indirectly, means de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article R2334-31-1

Article R. 2334-24, c of article R. 2334-26 and articles R. 2334-28 and R. 2334-29 only apply to subsidies granted under the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux which have the character of in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-3

The Chairman of the Institute's Board of Directors is appointed on the advice of the Board.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article R3232-1-3

A joint order of the minister responsible for the environment and the minister responsible for local authorities defines the various cost elements to be used for remuneration for the service of making…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-34-3

The training provided for in Article L. 225-30-2 and Article L. 225-23 ensures that directors elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and to directors elected by e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content and procedure

Article R6423-3-1

Within the framework of their respective competences mentioned in articles L. 5311-1 and L. 5311-2 and in 6° of article L. 6121-1, the State or the region may finance, where appropriate with the profe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-3

…k justified by incapacity resulting from illness or accident, as certified by a medical certificate and a second medical examination if necessary, is longer than a period set by decree, the suspension…

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

Article L5211-3-1

…ors referred to in paragraph 35 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are required to register under the conditions laid down in Articl…

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