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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68

…al product pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999; 8° Any information relating to exceptional and early use in the indication applied…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-26

…s and administrative accounts of the public establishment being wound up are subject to articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20. If the administrative account has not been adopted by 30 June of the year foll…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Notice

Article R5121-149

The package leaflet is drawn up in accordance with the summary of product characteristics. It includes a standard text, expressly inviting patients to report any suspected adverse reaction to their do…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Urban Community

Article L5215-32

…of the grouping and the municipality concerned taken under the conditions laid down in I of article 1639 A bis of the General Tax Code. The urban community may transfer to a commune a fraction of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…nts could not be identified or found before the expiry of the period provided for in Article L. 324-16. They may use for these actions all or part of the sums referred to in 2° from the end of the thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-66

…les and subject to the guarantees and penalties mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 5422-16. The conditions under which this contribution is payable are specified by decree in the Conseil d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-8

I. - Without prejudice to articles L. 115-16 of the Consumer Code and L. 722-1 of this code, registered names are protected against: 1° Any direct or indirect commercial use of a registered name in re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

…ns. Members are not required to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18 and L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 with regard to transactions concluded on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Protected areas.

Article L3335-4

…gymnasiums and establishments for physical and sporting activities as defined by law no. 84-610 of 16 July 1984 relating to the organisation and promotion of physical and sporting activities, in favo…

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