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Showing 28812890 of 26032 articles for Art. CE 26-4-2017 n° 400441

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-41-1

…provisions of this subsection apply to the persons mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 with the exception of articles R. 814-38 and R. 814-41, including where they have been authorised to continue o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-2

…facturers of medicinal products referred to in article R. 5124-2 shall check that the active substances used come from manufacturers, importers or distributors either authorised by the Agence national…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-3

…t the measures they have taken to ensure that their supplier of excipients complies with good practice under the conditions set out in article L. 5138-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-5

…or therapeutic interest referred to in article L. 5111-4, marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products shall, under their responsibility, draw up and impl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-1

…tribution of medicinal products as referred to in article R. 5124-2. This 72-hour period may be reduced at the pharmacist's initiative, depending on compatibility with the optimal continuation of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-4

The importing pharmaceutical establishment shall ensure that the investigational medicinal products it imports have been subjected to standards of good manufacturing practice at least equivalent to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-4

…representation of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art by automated image referencing services is based on the revenue from exploitation or, failing that, assessed on a flat-rate basis in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-44

…those of the Board of Directors; 7° The general terms and conditions of sale for products and services provided by the establishment; 8° loans; 9° Acceptance or refusal of gifts and bequests; it may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Protected areas.

Article L3335-4

…otion of physical and sporting activities, in favour of :a) Sports associations approved in accordance with article L. 121-4 of the French Sports Code, up to a limit of ten authorisations per year for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

In the case of production, project development aid may not have the effect of bringing the total amount of public financial aid: 1° For feature-length cinematographic works and audiovisual works, to m…

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