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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-5

The contracts mentioned in article R. 1121-4 may only include clauses excluding cover for damage suffered by victims or their dependants in the following cases: 1° The research does not take place und…

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

Article R5132-3-1

…L. 5121-1, Article L. 5121-3 and points a and d of point 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal…

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

Article L214-8-1

…red office and central administration of the management company are located in France.However, they may be located in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-191

…gation from the 50% limit mentioned in I of article R. 214-190, a general-purpose professional fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in the financial instruments mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-19

…ore medical officers to whom the staff carrying out the activities referred to in article R. 1243-1 may refer on any question relating to the medical activities of this establishment or body, in parti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discounts

Article A444-9

…ts mentioned in the first paragraphs of articles A. 444-2 to A. 444-4 are granted up to a rate that may not exceed 20%. These discounts apply to the portion of the emolument calculated on the base bra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-2

…epeated acts of psychological harassment or who has, in good faith, reported or witnessed such acts may be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. The persons mentioned in the first pa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-5

…The rapporteur is bound by professional secrecy with regard to any facts, acts or information that may have come to his knowledge by virtue of his office, under the conditions and subject to the pena…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article L721-3

Information relating to the filing of an over-indebtedness application and the debtor's situation may not be communicated to creditors, payment institutions, electronic money institutions and credit i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-40

…dicinal products to the public in the Member State of the European Union in which it is established may only sell, as part of an electronic commerce activity in medicinal products to a person establis…

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