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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-23

Conviction for the penalties provided for in articles L. 6355-1 to L. 6355-22 may be accompanied, as an additional penalty, by a temporary or permanent ban on exercising the activity of manager of a v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-3

The opening of a pharmaceutical establishment, whatever its activity, is subject to an authorisation issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. This authorisati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-1

Where a medicinal product is authorised in another Member State of the European Union or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, but is not the subject in France of either the ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances and preparations.

Article L5132-8

The production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition and use of plants, substances or preparations classified as poisonous are subject to conditions defined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-5

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the administrative authority referred to in II of Article L. 5211-2, within their respective areas of competence, may, under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-4

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the administrative authority referred to in II of article L. 5221-2, within their respective areas of competence, may, under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-10

When the association of one or more medical, pharmaceutical or odontological structures of public health establishments or another public body with the missions of a university hospital centre defined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-13

When the sampling for a medical biology examination cannot be carried out in the medical biology laboratory within a timeframe compatible with the patient's state of health, it may be carried out in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-49

…access his/her file. This decision may be modified at any time by the holder. However, this data remains accessible to the health professional or establishment, the social or medico-social establishm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-8

Where the decision is taken before any trial on the merits, the decision ruling on the request for communication or production of the document may be appealed in accordance with the conditions laid do…

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