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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-165

The company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product referred to in Article R. 5121-150 may not communicate information relating to pharmacovigilance to the general public about thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-168

I.-Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in article R. 5121-150 is required to transmit electronically to the European Medicines Agency a periodic safety up…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 161-1

A copy of the decision ordering an expert opinion is sent without delay to the public prosecutor and to the parties, who have a period of ten days in which to ask the investigating judge, in accordanc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16

The amount of bonuses may be allocated directly to the mathematical provisions or transferred, in whole or in part, to the provision for bonuses referred to in article R. 343-3. Amounts transferred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-16

I.-The meetings of the sub-committees mentioned in article R. 2272-10, with the exception of the sub-committee on agreements when it meets in its specific formation in application of 1° of article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-16

I.-The support institution is responsible for purchasing policy, planning, strategy and management control for all contracts and amendments thereto. It is responsible for awarding contracts and amendm…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-168

For the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-167, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liability insurance

Article R519-16

I. - The civil liability insurance policy taken out by a bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to article L. 519-3-4 shall include cover for an amount that may not be less than a level set b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article R6123-161

I.-The authorisation to operate the equipment mentioned in article R. 6123-160 is granted for each geographical site. When the authorisation holder has only one of the two types of equipment mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-16

The head pharmacist and the delegate pharmacist(s) of the companies or organisations mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5124-2 must provide evidence of at least two years' practical experience in on…

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