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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-33

…requested by an operator in accordance with point 3 of Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General rules (R)

Article R4134-8

…c, social and environmental council sits at the regional capital. The president of the said council may, with the agreement of the president of the regional council, convene it in another location.As…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-103

…over achieved in 2020 is calculated over twelve months;3° To have promoted, during one of the years 2018, 2019 or 2020, at least one cinematographic work with a view to its screening in cinematographi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2-1

The courts and magistrates mentioned in Article 706-17 may ask specialist assistants, appointed under the conditions set out in Article 706, to take part, in accordance with the procedures laid down i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-2

…es responsible for prosecuting offences under Articles L. 571-3 to L. 571-9 and L. 571-14 to L. 571-16 may, at any stage of the proceedings, request the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolutio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-17

The expert reports provided for in article R. 5141-16 consist of a critical evaluation of the various trials carried out, taking into account the state of scientific knowledge at the time of submissio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-20

…ng registered with the Order, registers his diploma under the conditions set out in article L. 4221-16.The diploma of the responsible pharmacist may only be registered for a single company or organisa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title V: Social security and social assistance

Article 1441-4

…heard by the judicial courts and courts of appeal specially designated pursuant to Articles L. 211-16 , L. 311-15 and L. 311-16 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire are set out in Chapter 2 of Ti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-1

…cularly affected by the energy crisis, the sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition accounts may be invested and the advances provided for in article 232-16 may be allocated in order to help of…

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

Article L5441-14

…duct manufacturing establishment referred to in Article 97 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or of a person responsible for a wholesale distribution establishment referred to in Article 10…

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