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Showing 23812390 of 62242 articles for Art. L. 416-1 et seq.

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-1-1

…after consulting the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail and the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-14

The doctors and dental surgeons of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon are subject to the jurisdiction of the regional council and the disciplinary chamber of first instance of the competent council of the Norma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-1

…(EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, the list of which is set by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des prod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

The signatory parties to the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20 entrust the management of the unemployment insurance scheme to a private law body of their choice. The institution mentioned i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-11

…sured party to claim compensation in the event of failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 142-1 and L. 142-2 of the Code de la Construction et de l'Habitation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1

…a medical prescription intended for a specific patient when there is no suitable or available proprietary medicinal product, including because it is not actually marketed, which has a marketing author…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article L362-1

…within the territory of the French Republic which carries out the operations referred to in Article L. 310-1 for which it has received authorisation from the supervisory authorities of its home State,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-17

The powers vested in the Minister of the Interior by article L. 3332-16 are exercised by the Minister for Overseas Territories in the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16-1

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share denominations issued in breach of this sub-section are suspended until the situation is rectified. Any vote cast or dividend paid during the su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-1

The undertakings referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 may not commence their operations until they have obtained an administrative authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de ré…

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