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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

…ganisations represented on the High Council for the Paramedical Professions mentioned in Decree no. 2007-974 of 15 May 2007, on the commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-33

Without prejudice to the provisions of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies or other articles of this section, which must be included in the company's arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-137

…bject of a marketing authorisation granted by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-9

…he list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-34

…hnical and scientific progress under the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing author…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-4

…inspecting goods placed under customs supervision pursuant to Article 134 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs C…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives and means of intervention

Article L412-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 have free access to cinemas and to all places where film screenings are open to the public. They may also access premises and facilities for professional use u…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L2511-6

…al interest; 2° The contracting authorities concerned carry out on the competitive market less than 20% of the activities concerned by this cooperation. This percentage of activities is determined und…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L3211-6

…al interest; 2° The contracting authorities concerned carry out on the competitive market less than 20% of the activities concerned by this cooperation. This percentage of activities is determined und…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" logo

Article L431-3

…rigine contrôlée" logo, within the meaning of Article 2 of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the Protection of Industrial Property, shall be used in any presentation of agricu…

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