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Showing 85018510 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-39

…rmacists or veterinarians is set as follows, depending on the number of staff calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article R. 5142-40: 1° One assistant pharmacist or veterinarian…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-44

…ursuant to articles L. 6122-12 and L. 6122-13, shall be lodged within the time limit and in accordance with the procedures provided for in article R. 6122-42. The decision is considered to be confirme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health products for human use

Article L1453-1

I.-Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1 with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° or providing services associated with these products are req…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

…pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regional secure detention court may, by the same decision an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

…Article L. 561-2, as well as their subsidiaries and branches, shall inform each other of the existence and content of the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15 when the following conditions ar…

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

Article R930-1

…hapters, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-21…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7

…hose sole purpose is to manage a portfolio of financial instruments and deposits.The registered office and central administration of the SICAV are located in France.Subject to the provisions of articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-15

…mayor is sent to the representative of the State in the department. It is definitive as from its acceptance by the representative of the State in the department or, in the absence of such acceptance,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-9

Approval issued by the Prefect or, when their head office is in Paris, by the Police Prefect to the supporters' associations referred to in articles L. 224-3, L. 332-15, L. 332-16 and L. 332-17 may be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-4

…rticle L. 5121-8, mentioned in II and III of Article L. 5124-8 and in Article L. 5124-8-2" are replaced by the words: "medicinal products not subject to a marketing authorisation issued by the Agence…

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