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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-10

The time limits within which the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé must notify the applicant of his response are set as follows: 1° Sixty days…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-1

Other than the documents mentioned in articles R. 621-1, R. 631-1 or R. 641-1, and in Article R. 690-1, the following documents, presented in French or accompanied by a translation into French, shall…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Return of residence permits

Article R432-15

When the holder acquires French nationality by naturalisation or reinstatement decree, the residence permit is returned to the authority that notified the decision. In other cases of acquisition, it i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights of asylum seekers

Article R754-19

Any person working in a place of detention may report to the head of the detention centre or his/her representative, or to the person in charge of the detention facility, any situation of vulnerabilit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recovery of the fine

Article R821-13

The fine shall be recovered under the conditions laid down for the State debts mentioned in articles 112 to 124 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights of asylum seekers

Article R754-18

The delegate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and his representatives shall have access to detention facilities under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 744-22 t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proceedings against the trader

Article R1110-15

If the professional association concerned fails to comply with the three-month time limit stipulated in article R. 1110-11 for implementing the conciliation procedure, or the time limit stipulated in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proceedings against the trader

Article R1110-13

In the event of non-conciliation, the President of the Council of the Association on whose roll the health professional is registered will forward a reasoned opinion on the complaint to the Disciplina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proceedings against the trader

Article R1110-14

The condition of recidivism referred to in article L. 1110-3, which precludes the implementation of the conciliation procedure provided for in these same provisions, as well as that provided for in ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-13

The provisions of Articles R. 24 to R. 24-12 are applicable to securities created by a legal entity pursuant to the provisions of 2° of Article 706-45.

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