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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-9

…nformation concerning them, as well as the collection of information mentioned in article R. 513-10-12 ; 1° bis The reporting of other adverse reactions, including those resulting from misuse of the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multi-annual protocol referred to in I of Article L. 6147-11

Article R6147-140

…enses relating to personnel in the context of the cooperation provided for in II of article L. 6147-12.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25-2

…eration for authors mentioned in I within twelve months of the publication of Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021, these terms and conditions may be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Where an a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-1

I. - Articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1 do not preclude the exceptional use of certain medicinal products for specific therapeutic indications under compassionate access when the following conditions…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-5

…ting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 751-5Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2018-1125 du 12 décembre 2018 prises en application de l'article 32 de la loi n° 2018-493 du 20 juin 2018…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

…3-16, the resident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-19, and the permanent resident card provided for in art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-1

…apter III of Title II of Book II of Part 2 if the metropolitan authority exercises this competence; 12° Expenditure relating to the collective sewage system mentioned in II of l'article L. 2224-8 if t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-7

…State administrations, the list of which is determined by the decree provided for in Article 706-53-12, for administrative decisions on recruitment, assignment, authorisation, approval or accreditatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Specific provisions relating to assignment subledgers

Article R342-3

…icle R. 342-1 at their realisable value determined in accordance with articles R. 343-11 and R. 343-12. Any difference between this value and the previous book value is recognised in the insurance und…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-2

…en 13 January 2008 and 13 January 2010, the two-year period taken into account ends on 13 January 2012 at the latest. However, if this person has only practised medical biology in a given area of spec…

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