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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure.

Article R5141-47-3

…to obtain recognition in France of a marketing authorisation issued by another Member State of the European Union, known as the reference State, the holder of this authorisation must submit a marketi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other pharmacovigilance obligations.

Article R5141-108

A company operating veterinary medicinal products has at its disposal, on a permanent basis, the services of a person, pharmacist or veterinarian, responsible for veterinary pharmacovigilance residing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 134

…officer is responsible for the arrest of a person who is the subject of an extradition request or a European arrest warrant.He may be accompanied by sufficient force to ensure that the person cannot e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

…h of Article L. 326-2, Articles L. 326-3, L. 326-4 and L. 328-1. They are subject to control by the Commission de contrôle des organismes de gestion des droits d'auteur et des droits voisins (Commissi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-2

Investment service providers other than asset management companies that execute client orders shall monitor the effectiveness of their order execution arrangements and execution policy in order to ide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Conversion into a grant of part of the advances granted to finance the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas

Article 916-24

…of cinematographic entertainment establishments is converted into a grant.The aid is granted under Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…applies limits on the size of a net position that a person may hold at any time: 1° In agricultural commodity derivatives within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-3

No one may be entered on the list by the commission unless he or she meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-17

…in respect of this injury. Where appropriate, the opinion states that the person considered by the Commission to be liable for the damage has not communicated the name of his or her insurer or that h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-4

…ubject to the provisions of this Title. Collective management organisations established outside the European Union managing the rights of exploitation in France of works or other protected objects, ar…

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