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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

…ent and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC any suspected adverse reaction, in accordance with Article 76(2) of the same Regulation,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R766-3

…ns of 1° are not applicable; 5° In Article R. 722-1, the words: "by Council Decision 2004/191/EC of 23 February 2004 setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the fin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R765-3

…ns of 1° are not applicable; 5° In Article R. 722-1, the words: "by Council Decision 2004/191/EC of 23 February 2004 setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the fin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102

…employees within the framework of company mutual funds governed by Chapter III of loi n° 88-1201 du 23 décembre 1988relative aux organismes de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières et portant créa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-11

…ch the clause ends. Clauses in agreements entered into before the date of publication of the loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques which have not been transmitt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-6

…rganisation are recorded in the European Union database, in accordance with article 40 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-61

…authorisation issued by the competent administrative authority, pursuant to Article 77 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…L. 5121-1-2 is applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016. Article L. 5121-12 is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-5

…lace within a maximum period of two years after the expiry of the period provided for in article L. 23-10-1. After this period, any sale is subject to articles L. 23-10-1 to L. 23-10-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-45

…rty concerned, holding a manufacturing or import authorisation mentioned in Article 44 of Directive 2001/82 of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products, which ma…

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