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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Special provisions for the publication of a book in printed form

Article L132-17-4-1

…unsold copies, this must be set under the conditions provided for by the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. The publishing contract determines the rate and basis of the provision or…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-16

An application to suspend the property seizure procedure on the grounds that the debtor is over-indebted is made in accordance with the provisions of article L. 721-4 of the French Consumer Code, unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-16

The enrolment list is only accessible to members of the polling station and for the purposes of monitoring the voting process. No partial results are accessible during the voting process. However, if…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Bed and breakfast.

Article R324-16

…ilure by a person offering one or more guest rooms for rent within the meaning of article D. 324-13 to comply with the obligation to declare set out in article L. 324-4 is punishable by the penalties…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-16

I.-The processing of personal data provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 2143-6 is called the "information system for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-16

…mental and Cultural Council is convened by its President when a request for an opinion is submitted to it by the President of the Executive Council or the President of the Assembly of Corsica. It may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-163

…product or each product for which the marketing authorisation was issued after 21 July 2012; 2° Monitors the results of the risk reduction measures described in the risk management plan or taken in ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-162

…t or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 shall implement a pharmacovigilance system in order to fulfil its pharmacovigilance obligations, and in particular to collect and scientifically evaluat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-166

…ganisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 is required to: 1° Record all adverse reactions suspected of being due to a medicinal product or a product menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-164

Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product referred to in Article R. 5121-150 has at its disposal on a permanent basis the services of a person responsible for pharmacovig…

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