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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-1

The resale of a second-hand medical device is understood to mean any transfer of a medical device which is neither new nor refurbished within the meaning of 2° of article R. 5211-4. The second-hand re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-3

The certificate drawn up by the person responsible for the transfer of the second-hand medical device certifies that it has undergone regular maintenance in accordance with the provisions of article R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-4

…f the medical device by the person responsible for the transfer, apart from maintenance operations, and, with the exception of cases where the modifications were carried out by an employee of this per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-35-2

…place before the end of the next working day, the warrant lapses unless it has been taken up beforehand by the sentence enforcement judge, and without prejudice to the possibility for this magistrate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-35-1

…ant to the first paragraph of Article 712-17, the provisions of the second paragraph of article 125 and those of article 127 are applicable, the powers conferred by these articles on the investigating…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Alerts to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and the exercise of his powers

Article D47-1-35

Where the alerts provided for in 1 to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the European P…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-4

…in full due to insufficient distributable profit is carried forward to the following financial year and, if applicable, to the two subsequent financial years or, if the Articles of Association so prov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-35-1

…rder to guarantee the contracting party or subscriber of a funeral services package in advance full and complete freedom of choice throughout his or her life, whether the contract is an individual con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-35

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 225-130, when the sale relates to equity securities admitted to trading on a regulated market or to the operations of a central depository referr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-1

When the company is formed or during its existence, priority shares may be created which enjoy advantages over all other shares, subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-122 to L. 225-125. As an e…

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