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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Periodic Certification

Article D4022-4

Rules of procedure govern the operation of the collegiate body and the professional committees. They specify the procedures for convening members to meetings, forwarding agendas and organising meeting…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-11

…trial on veterinary medicinal products mentioned in V of article L. 234-2 may only be placed on the market if this trial has not been opposed by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurit…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: EC verification.

Article R5211-43

…tation relating to the manufacture of medical devices. In the case of medical devices placed on the market in a sterile condition, the manufacturer must also undertake to keep the quality system set u…

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

Article R5141-18

…41-16, for the veterinary medicinal products mentioned in this Article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is compiled under the following conditions: 1° Where the applica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-7

The Trade Practices Review Commission shall draw up rules of procedure setting out its operating procedures. These rules shall be approved by the Minister responsible for the economy.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article L234-2

…assessed in particular with regard to the number of operators concerned or their importance on the market in question. If it is necessary to determine the representativeness of a professional organis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-110

…ir business has been particularly affected by the deterioration in the conditions for promoting and marketing cinematographic works abroad as a result of the health crisis.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-35

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-4

…on circuit or being returned. These direct sales relate exclusively to production from the previous marketing season, thus justifying a sale at a reduced price..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-6

Where no practice likely to harm competition on the market has been established, the Competition Authority may decide, after the referrer and the Government Commissioner have been given the opportunit…

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