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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-20

…assisted procreation carried out with or without a third party donor, as well as in gamete donation and embryo reception activities. In this capacity, they work in centres for medically assisted procr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-20

The professional practice standard relating to the statutory auditor's reports on the annual and consolidated financial statements, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: NEP-730 Accou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Carrying out an activity in the public interest.

Article R5425-20

…ead office of the organisation concerned is located. The decision sets the duration of the approval and the conditions under which the general interest tasks covered by the approval are carried out.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-20

Each chemical, pharmaceutical, biological and non-clinical trial gives rise to a report drawn up by the investigator who carried out the trial. This report, dated and signed, states in particular: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-203

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, by reasoned decision, refuse to include a medicinal product on the list referred to in Article R. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Powers of the Minister for Health

Article R5121-206

…o be included on the packaging of proprietary medicinal products intended for health establishments and the distinctive signs to be included on the packaging and label of medicinal products when it is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-209

…m/herself, including when they meet the definition of combined advanced therapy medicinal products, and which are not subject to substantial manipulation within the meaning of Annex I to Regulation (E…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-204

…Director General provided for in the previous paragraph must state the reasons on which it is based and may only be taken, except in cases of urgency, after the applicant has been given the opportunit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reporting obligations.

Article R5121-200

Blood establishments and organisations or companies manufacturing or exploiting blood-derived medicinal products which are aware of information likely to cast doubt on the quality of blood or plasma i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-202

…ries provided for in article R. 5121-36 ; 2° The therapeutic indications, the duration of treatment and the information given in the package leaflet allow them to be used, with the specific advice of…

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