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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational conditions for medically assisted procreation activities

Article R2142-18

The multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team referred to in Article L. 2141-2 is composed, for clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation, of at least : 1° A doctor qualifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-23

The activities defined in a, c, d, e and f of 1° of article R. 2142-1 must be carried out within an establishment authorised to carry out surgical or gynaecology-obstetrics activities, in a centre com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-137

…e national number identifying the presentation of the medicinal product referred to in Article R. 5121-4. These particulars are notified by the Director General of the Agence nationale du médicament e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-47-1

In order to obtain a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product which is not covered by the marketing authorisation procedure issued by the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-2

…in French Polynesia that have concluded a city contract defined in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on town planning and urban cohesion, the mayor and the president of the public esta…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

…ere the debtor has not set up a lawyer and to decisions made pursuant to articles R. 311-11 and R. 321-21. Judgements ruling on disputes or incidental claims are not subject to opposition.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-4

…613-1, acts prior to the date on which the patent application was made public under Article L. 612-21 or that of the notification to any third party of a certified copy of this application shall not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-20

…raph may be granted at any time. Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 614-21, it is acquired ipso jure at the end of a period of five months from the filing of the applicatio…

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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 706-53-11

…rovisions shall be punishable by the penalties incurred for the offence provided for in Article 226-21 of the Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-28

…nd Economic Committee, under the conditions laid down by the agreement mentioned in article L. 2312-21 or in the absence of an agreement in sub-paragraph 4, with the data relating to this social balan…

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