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

Article R3115-36

The persons or approved bodies mentioned in article R. 3115-31 may issue one-month extensions to the validity of health inspection certificates or exemption certificates for ships in the ports mention…

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

Article R3115-31

…certificate are carried out by persons or bodies approved under the conditions defined in articles R. 3115-38 to R. 3115-41. II. - Health inspection certificates or health inspection exemption certif…

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

Article R3115-32

…th inspection exemption certificate for a ship. The persons or approved bodies mentioned in article R. 3115-31 have access to all premises and may consult all necessary documents.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Procedures for sending certificates

Article R3115-37

Twenty-four hours before entering one of the ports listed in the order referred to in article R. 3115-6, the master of a vessel with a gross tonnage of 500 Universal Measurement System (UMS) or more m…

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

Article R3115-35

Depending on the seriousness of the risk to public health, the Prefect may inform the authorities of the next port of call of the health situation of the ship and prescribe the necessary measures to r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Clinical investigations

Article R5211-37

…e undertaking his investigations : 1° Certify, in accordance with the procedures defined in Article R. 5211-38 , that the device in question complies with the essential requirements, with the sole exc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Clinical investigations

Article R5211-38

…ns, the manufacturer shall draw up a declaration containing the information referred to in Articles R. 1123-37 to R. 1123-41 and certifying that the medical device concerned complies with the essentia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Compulsory registration of natural persons.

Article R123-32

…having the status of trader shall apply for registration, via the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1, at the registry of the court in whose jurisdiction either:1° Its principal place of busine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Decisions taken after the prison administration has been given time to take corrective measures

Article R249-34

…21, the judge shall order this expert assessment within the ten-day period provided for by article R. 249-30. Its decision on the merits must then be made within a period that may not exceed fifteen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-39

…cement à risques : 1° May not hold more than 40% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion rights and in the interests…

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