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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: General conditions for authorisation of gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations

Article R5121-207

The application for authorisation or renewal of authorisation provided for in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1 shall be sent by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt or lodged against receip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-20

The application to obtain the endorsement referred to in Article R. 5122-19 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the manu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Ethical bodies for commercial court judges

Article R721-20

An ethics committee, attached to the National Council of Commercial Courts, is responsible for promoting the proper application of the ethical principles inherent in the performance of the duties of c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article L211-20

I. - The pledge of a securities account is constituted, both between the parties and in relation to the issuing legal entity and third parties, by a declaration signed by the account holder. This decl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R513-20

I.-The Association shall set up a committee responsible for imposing the sanctions referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 513-5 and in Article L. 513-6 on its members. This committee s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-20

I.-The authorisation issued by the President of the Departmental Council indicates: 1° The name and company name of the legal entity managing the establishment or service; 2° The type of establishment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-20

I. - For each plan, the statutory auditor(s) of the insurance undertaking certify that the annual accounts of the plan are true and fair. II - The statutory auditor(s) will be invited to attend the me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-20

To be eligible for election as a member of the Disciplinary Board, a pharmacist must on the closing date for the submission of candidacies:1° Be a voter under the Order of Pharmacists of New Caledonia…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Recording of sums calculated on the basis of availability to the public on subscription on-demand audiovisual media services

Article 721-20

The sums referred to in article 721-16 are entered in the automatic account for promotion abroad during the first half of each year.For each year, these sums are entered in the automatic account for p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-20

The commission may, on a proposal from the Minister of Justice, withdraw the honorary status of a former judge of a commercial court under the conditions set out in articles L. 724-1, L. 724-3, L. 724…

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