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

Article R5121-35

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will make a decision within two hundred and ten days of the submission of a complete application file. W…

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

Article R5121-37

After the marketing authorisation has been granted, the authorisation holder must, with regard to the manufacturing and control methods, take account of scientific and technical progress and introduce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-14

…ules constitute the establishment conditions and the technical operating conditions provided for in 3° of article L. 6122-2.The authorisation is issued by the Director General of the Regional Health A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-4

In the event of a refusal of validation provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, a refusal of authorisation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

…D. 331-1 to D. 331-4 is verified by means of a points scale set by decision taken in application of 3° of article R. 112-4.Compliance with the conditions of creation for works belonging to the genre o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-12

…nd domicile of natural persons or to the name, legal status and registered office of legal persons; 3° Proof of payment of the prescribed fee; 4° If applicable, the power of attorney.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article L314-25

The persons responsible for providing the borrower with explanations of the loans mentioned in articles L. 312-1 to L. 312-3 and to collect the information needed to draw up the sheet provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 222 bis

With the exception of those mentioned in 3 of article 200, organisations that issue receipts, attestations or any other documents by which they indicate to a taxpayer that he is entitled to benefit fr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-1

Any natural person who, having brought a civil action, has benefited from a final decision awarding damages and interest as compensation for the harm they have suffered as a result of a criminal offen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-16

…powered to:1° Decide on investments ;2° Enter into agreements and contracts on behalf of the agency;3° Recruit staff and set remuneration and allowances other than those provided for in the first and…

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