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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-4

The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health, on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé: 1° The list of subs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Access by the National Commission to information covered by medical confidentiality

Article R1142-41-1

The communication to the National Commission for Medical Accidents, in application of article L. 1142-10, of information covered by medical confidentiality shall be the subject of a written and reason…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-1

The provisions relating to the remuneration and costs and expenses of the liquidator are applicable to the agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9. The methods for calculat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of budgets and accounts

Article R5211-41-1

The provisions of article R. 2313-8 are applicable to the public establishments mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-36. For their application, the following should be read: "l'établis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-4

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 141-7, the Banque de France collects statistical information on share savings plans from custodian-account holders, as defined by order of the Minister…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article R54-10-4

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on registration applications submitted pursuant to Article L. 54-10-3 shall be deemed to constitute a decision of acceptance is six months from the dat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-11-4

In order to allow the public prosecutor to notify the head of the prison in accordance with articles D. 77 and D. 158, the family court judge or the children's judge shall inform this magistrate of de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-4

I.-Any marketing authorisation holder and any pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product in France shall build up a safety stock intended for the national market referred to in article L. 5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Interventional activity under medical imaging in neuroradiology

Article R6123-109-4

The holder of the authorisation ensures that patients are diagnosed and treated on a permanent basis, in liaison with the emergency medicine structures mentioned in article R. 6123-1, including via te…

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