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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances and preparations.

Article L5132-7

…ists I and II by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, without prejudice to the regulatory provisions applicable to poisonous pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-9

…t and of the Council of 30 November 2009, to provide the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé with any of the information referred to in Article 24 of the aforementioned…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-6

…ences defined in this chapter shall incur, in addition to a fine in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalties provided for by Article 131-39 of the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4243-2

…e 433-17 of the French Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in this article are liable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-32

Marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting a medicinal product of major therapeutic interest mentioned in article L. 5111-4 inform the Agence nationale de sécurité du médi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-7

…mance of its duties.The information required to carry out its duties under 1°, 2° and 6° of article L. 1413-1 is sent to the Agency by :1° Health professionals ;2° The State and local authorities, the…

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

Article L5124-6

…bject to the provisions of Chapter I of this Title which takes the decision to suspend or cease marketing thereof or which has knowledge of facts likely to lead to the suspension or cessation of such…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-10

Within three years of the publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale, le périmètre des communautés d'aggloméra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…ble, subject to the adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 212…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

…nd crafts monitors compliance, by the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 : 1° The conditions set out in I et IV de l'article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 19…

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