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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Falsified medicinal products

Article L5421-13

Manufacturing, brokering, distributing, advertising, offering for sale, selling, importing and exporting falsified medicinal products as defined in article L. 5111-3 are punishable by five years' impr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Minister for Culture

Article L326-13

…esponsible for culture may refer the matter to the competent court in the event that there are real and serious grounds for dissolving a collective management organisation.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-13

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 335-10 and in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 335-12, the owner of the copyright or related right may, at his request or at the request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-13

…ex is a function of:a) The relative difference between the commune's per capita financial potential and the average per capita financial potential of the communes in the Ile-de-France region;b) The re…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conference of conciliators

Article R141-13

…coordinating the work of the conciliators, ensuring the distribution of the cases to be dealt with and drawing up an annual activity report. This report is submitted to the members of the conciliator…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-13

…d by the president of the court. It ensures that the minor does not refuse to undergo the procedure and that, in view of his or her degree of discernment, he or she has assessed the risks and conseque…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-13

Signage indicates the way to the nearest exit and the way to the nearest safe waiting area or equivalent area. Other signs identify these areas.Clearances that are not normally used as passageways dur…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-13

…sumer, on a durable medium, within a reasonable period of time after the conclusion of the contract and at the latest at the time of delivery of the goods or before performance of the service or contr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-13

…loyees affected by the offence. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-13

…stitut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, the research teams at university hospitals and cancer centres, the research and training teams at the Ecole des hautes études en santé publique…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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