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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 1-2: Examination of genetic characteristics, genetic identification and genetic research.

Article L1541-5

…xception of the words: "and the authorisation provided for in Article L. 1131-2-1 of the same Code";11° Articles L. 1133-4-1 and L. 1133-5.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

I. - Title III of Book I of Part Five is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, as are Articles L. 5141-1 to L. 5141-3 , subject to the adaptations set out in II. Articles L. 5132-6 and L. 5132-7 shall appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the national health strategy

Article R1411-2

I.-The national health strategy is implemented by operational plans and programmes of national scope, defined or revised by order of the Minister for Health and, where appropriate, the other minister(…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-4

…e taken when storing the medicinal product, administering it to the patient and disposing of waste; 11° A description of the control methods used by the manufacturer; 12° Chemical, pharmaceutical and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Education

Article L224-103

The rules relating to private distance education are set out in the

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-15

I.-All of the services provided by the commercial court clerk in the context of a judicial liquidation procedure listed under number 143 of the table referred to in Article A. 743-8 gives rise to the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-8

The members of the Commission de protection de l'accès aux œuvres are subject to an obligation of impartiality. On taking up their duties, the members of the Commission shall inform the Chairman of: 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L3215-2

The director of an establishment referred to in Article L. 3222-1 is liable to six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 if he or she: 1° Admit a person to psychiatric care pursuant to 1° of II of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-16-1

By way of derogation from the allocations provided for in the first paragraph of Article A. 132-16 and in exceptional situations, the provision for profit sharing may be written back after authorisati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the rig…

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