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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-39-1

The marketing authorisation issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail becomes null and void if it appears : 1° That it is not followed by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-34-1

At the request of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, the marketing authorisation holder shall examine and, where ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assistant pharmacists.

Article R5125-34

…with the manager; 3° In a pharmacy for internal use, with the pharmacist in charge of management; 4° In a pharmaceutical establishment, with the responsible or delegated pharmacist; 5° In a veterina…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-4

Each year, the professional bodies mentioned in article L. 132-9-2 publish a report on the application of articles L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3, which includes the number and outstanding amount of life i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-4-1

The vehicle is deemed to be normally based in France : 1° If it bears a number plate which corresponds to it and which has been issued by the French authorities; 2° When, although subject to compulsor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article R54-10-4

…f time after which the AMF's silence on registration applications submitted pursuant to Article L. 54-10-3 shall be deemed to constitute a decision of acceptance is six months from the date of receipt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Judicial police officers of the national gendarmerie

Article R15-33

…nd surveillance and intervention platoons of the departmental gendarmerie referred to in 1°, 3° and 4° of Article R. 15-24 are competent to operate on all lines, stations, stops and corridors assigned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-3

…Installations used during the construction or repair phases, on land, of ships, boats or aircraft; 4° Installations on forestry sites and agricultural activities.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Certificate of compliance with good practice and Community database.

Article R5138-3

The certificate of compliance with good manufacturing practice referred to in article L. 5138-4 is issued following an inspection of the establishment if the good practices provided for in article L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-3

For distribution companies, notwithstanding articles 222-4 and 810-1, the rates are set at :- 625.08% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 198.89% when the tot…

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