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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Smoking products made from plants other than tobacco

Article L3514-3

I.-The labelling of unit packets, any outer packaging and the herbal smoking product other than tobacco itself may not include any element or device that : 1° Contributes to the promotion of the produ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mergers between commercial companies

Article L236-3

I. - The merger results in the dissolution without liquidation of the disappearing companies and the transfer of all their assets and liabilities to the surviving companies, in the same condition as o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

By way of derogation from 8° of Article L. 4211-1, in vitro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories intended to perform self-diagnostics, as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU)…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-3

The presentation report also includes, where applicable, the following information:1° The reasons for having recourse to a contract awarded without prior advertising or competitive tendering, to the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-1

After the marketing authorisation has been granted, the marketing authorisation holder must immediately forward to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, indicating the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-38-1

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may require samples and mock-ups to be submitted when the medicinal product is marketed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36-1

The marketing authorisation may impose one or more of the following conditions, which must be mentioned in the risk management system: 1° The implementation of measures to ensure the safe use of the m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-37

In each department, a commission is set up under the State representative, made up of:1° Representatives of the mayors of communes with a population not exceeding 20,000 in metropolitan departments an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-31

The Board sits either : 1° At a plenary meeting made up of the Chairman, the colleges of representatives mentioned in 1° of article R. 6156-2, the representatives mentioned in 2° of article R. 6156-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-31

I.-When the corrective measures taken in application of article R. 1321-27 do not enable the quality of the water to be re-established at the point of compliance defined in 1° of article R. 1321-5, th…

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