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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-2

Carrying out the drug brokering activity referred to in article L. 5124-19, without having registered with the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé under the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other products and objects.

Article L5463-2

Ignoring the prohibitions mentioned in article L. 5231-1 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-2

The agency's resources are made up of :1° A subsidy from the State ;2° Subsidies from other public authorities, their public establishments, social security bodies, the European Union or international…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Micro-organisms and toxins.

Article L5439-2

Attempts to commit the offences referred to in article L. 5439-1 shall be subject to the same penalties.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Teaching and hospital staff.

Article L6151-2

As stated in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-2

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may object to the opening of a medical biology laboratory or a site of a medical biology laboratory, where this would have the effect of increasing t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-2

I. - The accreditation of a medical biology laboratory is granted, at its request, by the national accreditation body provided for in I of Article 137 of Law No. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the moder…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNES DES DÉPARTEMENTS DE LA MOSELLE, DU BAS-RHIN ET DU HAUT-RHIN

Article L5813-2

For the application of article L. 5211-1 to the council of the urban community or metropolitan area, the references made to Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two shall be construed as referring…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementing provisions.

Article L7411-2

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this book.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22-1

The Office sends a six-monthly report on its activities to the Government, Parliament and the National Medical Accidents Commission. This report includes a specific section on nosocomial infections of…

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