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Showing 19711980 of 27949 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-83 du 13 Jun 2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-12

…ions provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-46 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-49 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-49-1 law no. 2002-276…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L937-13

…ded: "I. - To the list of candidates declared elected, the committee provided for by Article L. 723-13 shall append a supplementary list containing the names, positions and residences of the candidate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-13

Homeopathic medicinal products which satisfy all the conditions listed below are not subject to the marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8: 1° Oral or external administration ; 2° N…

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

Article R1131-13

The analyses mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article R. 1131-2 may only be performed in the medical biology laboratories of public health establishments, the laboratories of cancer centres, the medical biol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions applicable to authorisation and registration schemes

Article R1333-130

…are sent under a separate, specially identified cover.II - In the cases provided for in Article R. 1333-121, the Nuclear Safety Authority or the Minister responsible for nuclear safety, before issuin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-12

…ganisations mentioned in 1° to 3° of R. 5124-2 must be notified to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé no later than six months before the definitive closure of thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-12

…itro diagnostic medical device shall declare them without delay to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. The user healthcare professionals mentioned in the first par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-135-1

I.- Articles R. 5121-133 to R. 5121-135 do not apply to gene therapy and xenogenic cell therapy preparations. II-Any gene therapy or xenogenic cell therapy preparation that does not have the authorisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, in the emergency situations provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5

Article R1245-12

…III of Article L. 1245-5 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by any means enabling its receipt to be dated, by an establi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-12

The subcontractor's payment period runs from receipt by the purchaser of the contract holder's agreement, in full or in part, to the payment requested. In the absence of notification of an agreement o…

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