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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-20

…human or veterinary medicine is prohibited, except to doctors, veterinary surgeons and pharmacists. Marketing authorisation for proprietary medicinal products containing radionuclides may only be give…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L251-7

The contract for the transfer of exploitation rights or the marketing mandate contract includes a clause recalling the obligations resulting from article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-30

The contract for the transfer of exploitation rights or the marketing mandate contract includes a clause recalling the obligations resulting from article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-4

…nt variety certificates. If these conditions are not complied with, the seed is deemed to have been marketed and is considered to be an infringement within the meaning of article L. 623-25.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Miscellaneous prohibitions

Article 432

…not comply with the provisions of the Community regulations on the common organisation of the wine market, seized from the producer of these wines or the merchant, must be processed into alcohol afte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-36

…on (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products are c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5461-3

…nstrations without displaying a sign clearly indicating that these devices may not be placed on the market or put into service until they have been brought into compliance is punishable by a third-cla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-147-1

…nd consists of: 1° Securities giving access to the capital referred to in Article L. 228-1 or money market instruments, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliame…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-9

…me and address of the applicant ; 2° As regards the veterinary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France, its name within the meaning of Article R. 5141-1, and the number…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-2

The Territorial Council sets the rules applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in the matters listed in Article LO 6214-3.The deliberations by which the Territorial Council adopts the rules mentioned in the fi…

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