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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37

After the marketing authorisation has been granted, the authorisation holder must, with regard to the manufacturing and control methods, take account of scientific and technical progress and introduce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products.

Article R5437-2

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article R. 5437-1 shall be liable, in addition to a fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Walkman

Article R5463-3

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in article R. 5463-2 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R285-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless other…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R286-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-31

I. - Ship inspections and the issue of the health inspection certificate or health inspection exemption certificate are carried out by persons or bodies approved under the conditions defined in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-40-5

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the départements, regions and the local authority of Corsica, pursuant to Article L. 1614-7, are required to continue compiling statistics relating t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-40-6

The presidents of the departmental councils, the presidents of the regional councils and the president of the executive council of Corsica shall transmit each year, before 31 March, to the education a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-55-1

The prior declarations and supporting documents mentioned in articles R. 2213-2-2, R. 2213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-8, R. 2213-8-1, R. 2213-10, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21 and R. 2213-28 are kept…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R452-4

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable by articles R. 452-3 and R. 452-3-1 are also liable to confiscation of the item that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the it…

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