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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-85-2

When permitted under article R. 5141-84, advertising of veterinary medicinal products to the public: 1° Is designed in such a way that the advertising nature of the message is obvious and the product…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-86-2

Advertising of self-vaccines for veterinary use is prohibited. However, holders of the authorisation referred to in article L. 5141-12 may distribute information about their activities to veterinarian…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-85-3

For the advertising mentioned in articles R. 5141-83 and R. 5141-84, the advertising texts and documents must be filed with the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

I.- Clinical trials of medicinal products are governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014. The competent authority for carr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Public sales of furniture

Article 876

Sworn merchandise brokers who conduct public sales of wholesale merchandise or pledged items, under the conditions provided for by articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-16 of the Commercial Code and by the seco…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions common to annual and five-yearly negotiations

Article L2241-17

The annual and five-yearly negotiations provided for in Articles L. 2241-8 and L. 2241-15 also aim to define and plan measures to eliminate pay differentials between women and men.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-11

A pharmaceutical establishment exporting a medicinal product must ask the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé to certify that it holds the authorisation referred to in…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of cities.

Article L5814-1

For its application to municipalities in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments, II of Article L. 5216-5 is supplemented by an 8° worded as follows:"8° Construction and maintenance of buildin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

Any patent application shall be rejected, in whole or in part: 1° Which does not satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 61…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-82

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency acknowledges receipt of the declaration received under Article R. 1413-79 and ensures that it is forwarded to the support centre for the prevention o…

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