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Showing 12511260 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…one or more medicinal products not falling within the scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of this Part Four, in the version resulting from Decree No 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the conditions set…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation concerning Community designs

Article L522-2

…isdiction to hear the actions and claims provided for in Article 80 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs, including where such actions and claims concern both…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guardianship

Article R411-16

…t and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. Other decisions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-137

…bject of a marketing authorisation granted by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures…

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

Article R5121-107-9

…he list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-1

…l medicinal product" means a medicinal product authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, or in any Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC, irrespective of chan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-1

…without prejudice to the provisions of Title III of Book V of the Environmental Code and Decree no. 2001-1192 of 13 December 2001 on the control of the export, import and transfer of dual-use goods an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

…ion holder to report to the pharmacovigilance database referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-11

…ch the clause ends. Clauses in agreements entered into before the date of publication of the loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques which have not been transmitt…

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