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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-202

…authorisation holder or the person who has carried out the registration provided for in Article L. 5121-14-1, the Director General shall include on this list medicinal products which are not included…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Powers of the Minister for Health

Article R5121-206

The detailed rules for the application of sections 1 to 12 of this chapter are determined as necessary, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-20

…articles L. 115-4 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-20

…chapter, and in respect of any such land acquired by private individuals pursuant to Article L. 2421-6. The same applies to land previously subject to the regime mentioned in article L. 2421-1 and wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-20

…disciplinary chamber may, if appropriate, impose one of the penalties provided for in article L. 4441-10 on him, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 4126-1 and L. 4126-2. In order to ensu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Representatives' training and delegation time

Article L7343-20

The representatives appointed in application of article L. 7343-12 are entitled to flat-rate compensation intended to offset the loss of remuneration resulting from: 1° Where applicable, the training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisation and operation

Article R4641-20

…partners. Only the chairman and the members of the colleges of the Regional Committee mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 4641-19 have the right to vote. The minutes of each meeting, drawn up by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-20

I. - Deposits and assets held in dormant accounts mentioned in article L. 312-19 are deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations: 1° For dormant accounts mentioned in 1° of I of the same art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 B

…r the purposes of this article and articles 205 C and 205 D, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Hybrid arrangement: a situation in which: a) A payment is made under a financial instrument in re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making information available to the public

Article R5232-20

…t. If the product concerned is also subject to a consumer information obligation under Article L. 541-9-1 of the Environment Code, the information provided for in I and II of Article L. 5332-5 of this…

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