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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Private health establishments, private medico-social establishments, cosmetic surgery facilities and health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under private law

Article R5126-51

…nder the conditions laid down in their articles of association, pharmacists belonging to one of the categories of practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 may manage an internal-use pharmacy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-57

Where the internal-use pharmacy of a health care institution is authorised to supply medicinal products or health care products to the public pursuant to 1° and 2° of Article L. 5126-6 or Article L. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Very toxic, toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic or mutagenic substances or preparations.

Article R5132-58

Dangerous substances or preparations classified as very toxic, toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic or mutagenic may only be transferred, whether free of charge or for consideration, to a natural or legal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-5

A sample shall give rise, on the spot, to the drafting of : - as part of an inspection carried out under the conditions laid down in articles L. 1421-1 to L. 1421-3, article L. 5127-2 or article L. 53…

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

Article R5132-5

…s narcotics or subject to narcotics regulations, are written on a prescription that meets the technical specifications laid down, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Very toxic, toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic or mutagenic substances or preparations.

Article R5132-59

…umer affairs, industry and health, which allows the competent authorities to monitor the operations carried out. These records indicate the name and quantity of the substances or preparations transfer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-5

…t subject to compulsory prescription may be administered to day and boarding pupils in secondary education establishments, in application of the provisions of the second paragraph of I of article L. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligation to report.

Article R5133-5

…he rules laid down in this chapter, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall notify the manufacturer, importer or distributor, informing it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Certificate of compliance with good practice and Community database.

Article R5138-5

When the inspection reveals that the manufacture or repackaging and relabelling carried out in the context of the distribution of a raw material for pharmaceutical use does not comply with the good pr…

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

Article R5139-5

The application for authorisation is deemed to 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 inform…

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