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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-6

Unless there is a risk to patients' health, proprietary medicinal products which fulfil the conditions for being a reference proprietary medicinal product in an existing hybrid group may, by decision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-20

The execution of a freezing order may be deferred:1° Where it is likely to prejudice an ongoing criminal investigation;2° Where any of the property in question has already been the subject of a freezi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-52-6

I. - Participation, membership or access rights to the systems referred to in Article L. 330-1, to the trading platforms referred to in Title II of Book IV and to the clearing houses referred to in Ti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6-3

…receipt of the request or, if the investigation concerns crimes or offences mentioned in Articles 706-73 or 706-73-1 or falling within the jurisdiction of the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, which m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-60-2

I. - The group resolution scheme provided for in Article L. 613-60 must satisfy the following conditions: 1° It shall comply with the preventive resolution plans drawn up pursuant to paragraph 3 of su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-5

I. - The national member may, as a national authority with the authorisation of the competent judicial authority, submit requests or take decisions in matters of judicial cooperation in application, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Protocol for therapeutic use and patient monitoring

Article R5121-74-6

…doctors who prescribed the medicinal product, the pharmacists or persons mentioned in article L. 5126-10 who dispensed it, the regional pharmacovigilance centres and, where appropriate, the poison con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-2

I. - The national member shall be informed by the public prosecutor, the public prosecutor or the investigating judge of ongoing investigations or proceedings and of convictions relating to cases that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-2

…iry of a period of two hours following the notice sent under the conditions provided for in article 63-3-1 of the request made by the person in police custody to be assisted by a lawyer. During hearin…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67-0 quater

In the event of the commission of a flagrant offence punishable by a prison sentence other than those provided for in this Code, customs officers may arrest the alleged offender with a view to handing…

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