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Article L433-8 of the French Consumer Code

The provisions of articles L. 433-3 to L. 433-7 are not applicable:

1° To the certification of agricultural, forestry, food or sea products;

2° To marketing authorisations for medicinal products for human or veterinary use covered by provisions of Part V of the Public Health Code ;

3° To the issue of hallmarks, stamps, visas, homologation certificates, guarantee marks or attestations of conformity with European provisions by the public authority or by bodies designated for this purpose and subject to technical or administrative control by the public authority by virtue of legislative or regulatory provisions;

4° To the issue of labels or marks provided for by the article L. 2134-1 of the French Labour Code as well as craftsman and master craftsman marks provided that these marks are intended solely to attest to the origin of a product or service and the implementation of the rules of the art and customs when they are specific to them.

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Article L433-8

Les dispositions des articles L. 433-3 à L. 433-7 ne sont pas applicables :

1° A la certification des produits agricoles, forestiers, alimentaires ou de la mer ;

2° Aux autorisations de mise sur le marché des médicaments à usage humain ou vétérinaire faisant l’objet des dispositions de la Vème partie du code de la santé publique ;

3° A la délivrance des poinçons, estampilles, visas, certificats d’homologation, marques de garantie ou attestations de conformité aux dispositions européennes par l’autorité publique ou par des organismes désignés à cet effet et soumis à un contrôle technique ou administratif de l’autorité publique en vertu de dispositions législatives ou réglementaires ;

4° A la délivrance de labels ou marques prévus par l’article L. 2134-1 du code du travail ainsi que des marques d’artisan et de maître artisan pour autant que ces marques ne tendent qu’à attester l’origine d’un produit ou d’un service et la mise en œuvre des règles de l’art et usages quand ils leur sont spécifiques.

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