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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-48

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may prohibit the prescription and supply of a proprietary medicinal product and withdraw it from the mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

…er is subject to authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.The application must include the information specified in Article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-42

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall refuse the marketing authorisation on the grounds mentioned in Article L. 5121-9. The application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41

…uthorisation holder shall submit to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé any proposed amendment to the labelling or package leaflet, other th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D321-5

The inspection certificate referred to in Article D. 321-4 includes: a) An inspection report certifying compliance with the classification table for the category requested and stating the opinion of t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-5

The inspection certificate referred to in article D. 312-4 includes: a) An inspection report certifying compliance with the classification table and stating the opinion of the assessing body on the cl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article L4126-5

…urgeons or midwives on account of abuses of which they may be accused in their participation in medical care provided for by social laws.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R514-5

The procedures for submitting the application and the contents of the file shall be specified by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, in particular as reg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R714-5

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 714-4, may be produced with the application:1° In the event of a transfer by death: a copy of any deed establishing the transfer, at the request of the heirs…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-5

Actions brought on the basis of the provisions of international and European instruments relating to the unlawful international removal of children are brought before the family affairs judge of the c…

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