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Showing 30113020 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-85

…ons laid down in Book I of Part IV of this Code, as well as in I of Article 60 of Law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover, and who is practising in a public or private health es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-86

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-84

Classification as a hospital prescription-only medicinal product may only take place if the restrictions placed on the prescription of the medicinal product are justified by the need to carry out the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of employment

Article R6152-816

The appointing authorities shall forward to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, for the information of the Joint Regional Committee, an annual summary by speciality of the requests for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of employment

Article R6152-815

…of the statutes to which they belonged on the date on which they reached the age limit, with the exception of the provisions relating to promotion. They may either remain in the post they occupy in t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Professional accountants

Article 1649 quater L

For the application of the provisions of 1° of 7 of Article 158, certified public accountants must have an authorisation issued by the Government Commissioner to the regional council of the order of c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Medical devices and radiopharmaceuticals

Article R1333-80

The information concerning medical devices emitting ionising radiation provided for in article L. 1333-25 is sent by suppliers, where applicable, by electronic means, to the purchaser of the medical d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-81

Where the requirements of the investigation or enquiry into one of the crimes or offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 le justifient, le procureur de la République ou, aprè…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-16-1

The affiliation of an association to a federation gives rise to the issue of an affiliation number by the federation, of which the association is the sole holder. As part of the agreement provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-12

AIFs governed by this paragraph may be transformed without dissolution into a société de libre partenariat under the conditions defined by the AIF's articles of association or regulations. Existing un…

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