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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

Article R5142-36

If the competent body terminates the appointment of a pharmacist or veterinary surgeon as pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge, or refuses to renew the appointment when it expires, the pharmacis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5212-3

…al investigations, in particular the report on clinical investigations mentioned in Article R. 5211-37 and the information listed in Article R. 5211-38, as well as access to information relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-3

…eir term of office. In the latter case, the term of office of the alternate members is that which remained until the date on which the term of office of those whom they replace would have expired.Wher…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-3

…ppendix 7-8 to this book, is dated and signed by the authorised body referred to in article L. 752-23. The form is sent electronically by the beneficiary of the commercial authorisation to the prefect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

…the cessation of its activities to an administration, a person or a body mentioned in article L. 123-32 by filing a single dossier comprising the declarations it is required to make. This file is fil…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

Where filiation is established under the conditions laid down in article 342-11 by joint acknowledgement, the women named therein choose the surname that will devolve on the child at the latest at the…

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

Article 316-1

Where there are serious indications, based where applicable on the civil registrar's hearing of the person who acknowledged the child, that the acknowledgement is fraudulent, the civil registrar shall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-37

…received from the holder of the plant variety certificate the request provided for in article L. 623-36 of this code, lodged within four working days of notification of the withholding referred to in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-3

When, in Guadeloupe, the significant increase in the level of asylum applications recorded over a period of three months justifies this with regard to the particular characteristics and constraints of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-33

…ules applicable to websites for the online sale of medicinal products as set out in article L. 5125-39.Assistant pharmacists who have been delegated by one of the pharmacists mentioned in the third pa…

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