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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-86-1

As long as the information concerning each medicinal product reproduces in full the summary of product characteristics mentioned in article R. 5141-15, publications intended to reference veterinary me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-13

The presentation at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions and demonstrations of in vitro diagnostic medical devices which do not comply with the provisions of this Title is authorised provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-18

For a new device, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, at any time and for a period of two years following the declaration provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5222-1

The purpose of vigilance of in vitro diagnostic medical devices, known as reactovigilance, is to monitor incidents and risks of incidents as defined in 1° of article R. 5222-2. It is carried out on al…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Debt securities

Article L213-0-1

…of false information under the conditions determined by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers; 3° Bonds not giving access to capital issued by issuers with the status of credi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32

…f monitoring systemic risk and in accordance with international standards, between the Autorité des marchés financiers and the competent authorities of the European Union AIF concerned or the competen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-80-2

…e, the maximum proportion of profits that can be allocated to remunerating certificates is equal to 25% of the profit for the last financial year. Notwithstanding the above provisions, a mutual insura…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-22

…articles 231-23 to 231-25, for each of these categories of works; 2° The number of screens in the establishments;…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Stimulus measures for the video publishing of cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 916-37

…number of eligible works and the appropriations allocated to the aid concerned, up to a maximum of 25% of the initial aid.In order to receive the increase, the videogram publisher must send an electr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: List of ad hoc administrators

Article R53-1

…been subject to personal bankruptcy or another sanction pursuant to Title VI of the loi n° 85-98 du 25 janvier 1985 relative au redressement et à la liquidation judiciaires des entreprises.

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