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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-2

Following the granting of a marketing authorisation, including for an authorisation granted before 21 July 2012, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R761-7

…ements for the compensation of the financial imbalances resulting from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third-country nationals" are r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Application to vary a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment

Article D5141-56

…ent and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC are set as follows: a) €5,000 when France acts as the reference Member State and €500 per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-4

…owing information and documents, presented in accordance with the order referred to in Article R. 5121-11 : 1° The name and address of the applicant and, where applicable, those of the company exploit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L775-15

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 O…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

Victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis B or C virus or the human T-lymphotropic virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal prod…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…gments in matters of property effects of registered partnerships;- of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-16

…6.The arrondissement council manages local facilities, subject to the provisions of article L. 2511-21. To this end, it approves contracts for the occupation of the public domain relating to these fac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…yment of legal costs. 4° Claims guaranteed by the preferential right provided for in Article L. 624-21; > 5° Claims guaranteed by the preferential right provided for in Article L. 624-21; and 5° Claim…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L773-42

…ts 1° quater, 6° bis, 9° bis only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis ofArticle 21 of Law No 2010-476 of 12 May 2010, and 17°; 3° Articles L. 561-2-1 to L. 561-2-3; 4° Article L. 5…

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