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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-102

…the period is counted from this date. However, the Director General of the Agency may exceptionally maintain the registration in force either for public health reasons, or when the medicinal product c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

…L. 5421-8, 4° to 10° of Article L. 5423-8, as well as Articles L. 5426-2, L. 5438-1, 9°, 14°, 15°, 16° and 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,0…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9-2

…ves of the region; 2° Five representatives of the public establishments mentioned in Article L. 143-16 of the town planning code; 3° Fifteen representatives of public establishments for inter-communal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-2

…echanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism, in particular to its financing. For the applicatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-8-2

…eferred to in 1° of Article L. 4342-1 may be carried out by an orthoptist for patients aged between 16 and 42 who do not present any of the contraindications listed by order of the Minister for Health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

…out complying with the prescription restrictions laid down in application of 18° of article L. 5141-16. 5143-6, or without complying with the restrictions on prescribing laid down pursuant to article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-35

…o guarantee the commitments made by controlled companies within the meaning of II of article L. 233-16 of this Code. The Board may also authorise the Chief Executive Officer to grant, in the aggregate…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Cafés and public houses

Article L313-1

…ds of tourism or local entertainment, the State representative in the département may authorise the maintenance or establishment of on-trade drinks outlets in areas covered by the provisions of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10

…on of masseur-physiotherapist, the obligation to provide information about a change of residence is maintained for a period of three years from the date of cessation of their activity. The registratio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-24

…s within the priority period or submits an appeal for restoration in accordance with Article L. 612-16-1. The indications contained in the declaration of priority are mentioned in the published patent…

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