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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 5124-3, manufacturers and importers of medicinal products may only distribute investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, ancillary…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-31

The articles of association of companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may not provide for higher quorums for meetings of their extraordinary general meeting than those in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3-1

The application for registration of a société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine is submitted by a joint representative appointed by the partners. It must b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article R622-3-1

A decision on the filing of a semiconductor product topography shall be taken within six months of the filing. This period is interrupted by the notification provided for in Article R. 622-3, until th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Assessment of clinical data

Article R5211-36-1

The clinical evaluation and its results are included or duly referenced in the technical documentation for the device referred to in Article R. 5211-39. The clinical evaluation and its documentation a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-3

In order to issue the approval referred to in article R. 212-12, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may consult, depending on the exemption requested, experts in the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-3

The accounting operations of the personal protection committees are carried out by a single accounting agency set up as an accounting group under the conditions laid down inarticle 188 of decree no. 2…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article R621-35-1

I.-The request for authorisation to disclose the connection data referred to in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 621-10-2 shall specify for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-14

The Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance meets at least twice a year, when convened jointly by the Prefect of the Region and the Chairman of the Regional Council, who se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-12

The Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance adopts its own rules of procedure, which set out the organisation of its work.

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