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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L1121-1

A concession contract is a contract by which one or more conceding authorities subject to this code entrust the execution of works or the management of a service to one or more economic operators, to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1336

The claims of the accepting heir up to the amount of the net assets against the estate are brought against the other heirs. If there are none or if the actions are brought by all the heirs, they are b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1337

At the end of the fifteen-month period provided for in Article 792 of the Civil Code, after either the payment of all declared creditors or the exhaustion of the assets and the allocation of the corre…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1338

The heir advances the costs of advertising to the court registry. These costs are borne by the estate. However, where the heir declares that he is retaining an asset from the estate, the costs associa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1334

The declaration of acceptance up to the net assets made at the clerk's office of the judicial court or before a notary shall indicate the heir's surname, first names and profession, his election of do…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1335

The publicity provided for in articles 788, 790 and 794 of the Civil Code is made in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The procedures for advertising by electronic means are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

Any medicinal product which does not have a marketing authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-8 or an early access authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-12 or a compassionate access…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-123

The parallel import authorisation is granted for a period of five years. It specifies the differences mentioned in articles R. 5121-117 to R. 5121-119 with the speciality that has obtained marketing a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

For finished products, defined as medicinal products that have undergone all stages of manufacture, including packaging, an import authorisation is required for each import operation. For medicinal pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-110

Private individuals may only import a medicinal product in a quantity compatible with personal therapeutic use for a period of treatment not exceeding three months under normal conditions of use, or f…

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