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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-2

I. - It is an offence to market, broker or distribute, whether free of charge or for a consideration, wholesale or retail, a proprietary medicinal product, any other medicinal product manufactured ind…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8

…medicinal product subject to the provisions of Articles 5 and 86 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and Articles L. 5141-9 or L. 5141-10 without first obtaining the marketing authorisation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-96

…oncières issued by sociétés de crédit foncier pursuant to 2° of I of article L. 513-2, housing finance bonds issued by sociétés de financement de l'habitat pursuant to I of article L. 513-30, other pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-8-1

…t banks that grant a loan against tangible collateral must provide the borrower with information concerning : 1° The identity and geographical address of the lender ; 2° The type of loan 3° The type o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors.

Article D2573-7

…M R. 2122-1 to D. 2122-3 decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 D. 2122-4 decree no. 2000-1250 of 18 December 2000 D. 2122-5 to D. 2122-6 decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2122-7 decree no. 2021-131…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-1

…deleted;f) In the last paragraph of article R. 4124-3-2, the words "departmental councils" are replaced by the words "regional or inter-regional councils";g) The 1°, 2° and 3° of II of article R. 4124…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R5141-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply 1° Substance means any material whatever its origin, which may be : - human, such as human blood and products derived from human…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-15

…n of pronouncing, by the majority provided for in Article L. 125-10, the exclusion of the person concerned. Until the decision to exclude has become final, the excluded party is entitled to present on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Visiting foreign nationals

Article L426-20

A foreign national who provides proof that he/she can live on his/her own resources, which must be at least equal to the annual net minimum growth wage, irrespective of the allowance for disabled adul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-218

…set out in Articles L. 225-228 and L. 22-10-66. Companies which, at the end of a financial year, exceed the thresholds set by decree for two of the following three criteria are required to appoint at…

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