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Showing 28512860 of 28175 articles for Art. Loi 1975-1334 du 31-12-1975

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-13

…epackaging, the holder of a parallel import authorisation for a proprietary veterinary medicinal product shall notify the holder of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary medicinal product in…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-12-2

…he place where the person heard is present, to be signed by the latter, in accordance with the procedure for simultaneous countersignatures in accordance with the provisions of Article D. 47-12-3. In…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-12

When the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé makes a reasoned request, the person responsible for placing the product on the market shall send h…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

…ay, at their request, authorise service providers responsible for labelling contracts open to individual subscription and settlements eligible for a contribution from local authorities and their publi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-2

…ic service missions it carries out.III.- A decree in the Council of State specifies the content and duration of the agreement referred to in I and the procedures for offsetting the public service miss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-1

…resent title, article L. 3214-3 of the present code or article 706-135 of the code of criminal procedure:1° Before the expiry of a period of twelve days from the date of admission ordered pursuant to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122-1

…L. 5143-4, to equidae declared as being intended for slaughter for human consumption, medicinal products for human use classified in one of the categories subject to restricted prescription by Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

…butable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, the College of Experts will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-4

As soon as the application is received, the prefect will send a copy of the first part of the application, as defined in article R. 761-12-1, to the manager of the market of national interest, with a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-2

…inister for Defence may authorise the armed forces health service to use a proprietary medicinal product outside the conditions of prescription and supply laid down in its marketing authorisation, aft…

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