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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-18

The following constitutes a breach subject to financial penalties:1° Any advertising of a medicinal product which has not obtained the authorisation referred to in articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1 o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-18

I.-The participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall set up a system of governance which guarantees sound and prudent mana…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article R533-18

…ent firms are not, in this capacity, subject to the rules limiting the number of directorships they may hold as provided for in Article L. 533-26.II. - For the purposes of applying the rules limiting…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-18

…race or religion.Representatives of the associations or de facto groups and club managers concerned may submit their observations to the committee.This committee comprises :1° Two members of the admin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-18

…days to inform the Minister, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the list that may claim to belong to the union. In the absence of this indication, the trade union organisations t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-18

…ether with a copy of the referral order. II.-Referral to the competent specialised commercial court may also be requested by reasoned application from the debtor, the court-appointed administrator, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Correspondents in health care institutions

Article R5121-182

…e pharmacovigilance correspondent for blood-derived medicinal products mentioned in article R. 5121-181 is responsible within the establishment for dispensing and monitoring these medicinal products.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-184

…under article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 may provide for a different breakdown, depending on the nature and purpose of the product.The labell…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-18

…pharmacist in charge and the acting pharmacist in charge, the experience mentioned in this article may be acquired as part of their training for holders of a postgraduate diploma included on a list d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-18

…Article L. 115-16 may automatically determine the tax base on the basis of the taxpayer's own data or, failing this, b…

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