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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R4211-34

…tion of an establishment or organisation to carry out the activities referred to in Article R. 4211-32 relating to advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis is sent to the Direct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties and powers of the pharmacists responsible.

Article R5124-34

…ble the pharmacist in charge to effectively carry out all of the tasks mentioned in article R. 5124-36.2° In not-for-profit humanitarian organisations, the president, a vice-president or one of the pe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-2

Any act of opposition by the public prosecutor shall mention the forenames and surname of the author of the acknowledgement as well as the forenames and surname, date and place of birth of the child c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-33

The operation referred to in Article 230-32 is authorised: 1° As part of an investigation in flagrante delicto, a preliminary investigation or a procedure provided for in articles 74 to 74-2, by the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities

Article L213-32

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-3

Once the Data Protection Committee has issued a favourable opinion and the investigation has been authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, where applicabl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article L512-3

…nds of lack of information or inappropriate registration if, after a warning or formal notice has remained without effect for a period of one month from the date of notification, it has reason to doub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-3

For the application of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, signed in Strasbourg on 27 January 1977, and of the Agreement between the Member States of the European Communities on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-3

…ct directly encouraging excessive consumption of alcohol under the conditions set out in article L. 3342-1 is punishable by the same penalty.Conviction of one of the offences provided for in this arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L6211-3

…nals set by a decree published annually after consulting the committee referred to in Article L. 6213-12 and the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de s…

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