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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

…le to applications for registration of the veterinary medicinal products referred to in Article L. 5141-5-1 and the conditions under which decisions subjecting these medicinal products to specific obl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…the members of the panel. It informs the Office national d'indemnisation instituted in article L. 1142-22 of this mission without delay. Within the framework of its mission, the college of experts or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…The delegated acts provided for in Articles 17, 31, 35, 37, 50, 56, 75, 86, 92, 97, 99, 109a, 111, 114, 127, 130, 135, 143, 172, 210, 211, 216, 217, 227, 234, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 256, 258 and 260…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12

…L. 212-14 may be granted by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, no. 2016-1537 of 16 November 2016 and no. 2017-631 of 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-5

…d in article L. 800-4 are governed by the following provisions: 1° The provisions of article L. 122-14-8 are applicable to an employee who is placed by the parent company to which he was previously em…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…aw no. 91-716 of 26 July 1991 containing various economic and financial provisions. Articles L. 113-14, L. 113-15 and L. 113-15-2 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-3

…resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 201…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…article L. 414-10 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-1-1

…tember 2019Article L. 611-7-1Ordinance no. 2021-1658 of 15 December 2021 Article L. 611-8 Law no. 2014-315 of 11 March 2014 Article L. 611-9 Law n° 92-597 of 1st July 1992 Articles L. 611-10 and L. 61…

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