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Showing 55115520 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical conditions for designation

Article R3115-65

…ontrol system; 5° Have the equipment and medicines required to treat any serious adverse reactions; 6° Comply with regulations on the disposal of waste from healthcare activities involving infectious…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Pharmaceutical establishments in public health establishments.

Article R5124-69

…12 and II of article L. 5121-12-1.The content of the annual report mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5126-6 is set by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-6

The defence and management body contributes to the general interest mission of preserving and promoting the territories, local traditions and know-how as well as the products derived from them. For ea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-6

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat specifies : 1° The conditions and ceilings for compensation per policyholder, subscriber or beneficiary, the procedures and deadlines for compensation and the rules rela…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-9

The term of office of the members of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique is not interrupted by the rules concerning the age limit that may apply to the persons concerned. If a mem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-6

…a lawyer to be appointed ex officio made, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 113-3 or 116, before the investigating judge of a court in which there is an investigating division, in the cou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance relating to health products

Article R1413-61-3

…onal materialovigilance and reactovigilance coordinators mentioned respectively in articles R. 5121-158, R. 5132-104, R. 1221-32 and R. 5212-7, and coordinated within the regional vigilance and suppor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-60-1

…R. 5121-138-2, in accordance with the procedures set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-19

…ted at any time from the Investigating Chamber in accordance with the forms set out in articles 148-6 and 148-7. The claimant's lawyer is summoned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

…rder of the Minister for Agriculture, the Minister for Health and the Minister for Consumer Affairs;6° For more than forty detainees, a recreation and relaxation room separate from the refectory, with…

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