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Showing 44014410 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of food vigilance

Article R1323-5

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail shall inform the competent authorities of any adverse reactions of which he is aware. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-5

The last paragraph of III of article L. 442-5 is replaced by the following four paragraphs: "The investigating judge or the court hearing the case may order the advertising to cease, either at the req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation of disciplinary chambers of first instance and national disciplinary chambers.

Article R4126-5

…f the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the President of the National Disciplinary Chamber may, by reasoned order, without prior inquiry: 1° take note of withdrawals ; 2° Reject complaints or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Discounts

Article A444-52

…ollowing conditions:1° Discounts on the right to institute proceedings mentioned in Article A. 444-15 apply to the portion of the fee calculated on portions of claim amounts greater than or equal to €…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-5

No person may be a member of the Board of Directors : 1° In more than one capacity ; 2° If he is subject to the incapacity provided for inarticle L. 6 of the Electoral Code; 3° If he is a supplier of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-5

Failure by any person exploiting a medicinal product or product to notify the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of any prohibition or restriction imposed by the compe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-5

The rapporteur general shall conduct an investigation. He may appoint investigators to assist him.The general rapporteur and the investigators may for this purpose:1° Obtain from the statutory auditor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-5

Prescriptions and all orders for professional use of medicinal products or products intended for human medicine or medicinal products intended for veterinary medicine, classified as narcotics or subje…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-5

…be complete if, within 30 days of receipt, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has not informed the applicant, by registered letter with ack…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

…ovisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the…

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