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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-46

In the event of non-compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions or the conditions of the authorisation, the suspension, which may not exceed one year, and the withdrawal of the authorisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-47

The authorised establishment or body sends the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, as…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-4

…owing earlier rights having effect in France:1° An earlier trademark pursuant to 1° of I of Article L. 711-3 ; 2° An earlier trade mark with a reputation pursuant to 2° of I of Article L. 711-3; 3° A…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-4

…ved environmental protection associations, health system users' associations approved under article L. 1114-1 and approved consumer protection associations, as well as national associations of victims…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure.

Article R5141-47-4

…ral of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. 1° If the applicant designates France as the reference State, the application is examined under t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-4

…subject to financial penalties: 1° Selling the medicinal products and products mentioned in article L. 5121-8 at a price higher than that resulting from price regulations; 2° Selling to the public med…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid to establishments retailing new books

Article R1511-43-4

Per year, the amount of the grant awarded, on the basis of Article L. 2251-5, by the communes and their groupings, the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, the collectivity of Saint-Martin and the commun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-14

…imated value of the requirement is calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 2121-1, R. 2121-3, R. 2121-4, R. 2121-5, R. 2121-6 and R. 2121-7 of the French Public Procurement…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

The institutions for occupational retirement provision referred to in Article L. 370-1 are subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, by othe…

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