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Showing 20412050 of 39275 articles for Art. Décret 2013-392 du 10-5-2013

French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Security agents

Article 2488-10

The rights and assets acquired by the security agent in the exercise of his mission may only be seized by the holders of claims arising from their safekeeping or management, subject to the exercise of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-10

Free samples of medicinal products may only be given to persons authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products in the context of in-house pharmacies at their request.These samples may not cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-10

…ttenuated viruses, therapeutic sera, modified or non-modified toxins, and in general the various products of non-chemically defined microbial origin which may be used, in any form, for diagnosis, prop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances and preparations.

Article L5132-10

For public health reasons, in particular to prevent the emergence of resistance to medicinal products belonging to the class of antibiotics and containing one of the substances mentioned in this chapt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-10

…3-1 or in Article L. 6133-7 do not justify the existence of an in-house pharmacy, the medicines, products or objects mentioned in article L. 4211-1 and sterile medical devices may, by way of derogatio…

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

Article L5441-10

When a prosecution is brought by the judicial authority pursuant to the articles of this chapter, the representative of the State in the département may, if the interests of public hygiene or animal h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-10

…t disqualification from exercising one or more professions governed by this Code, a commercial or industrial profession, from directing, administering, managing or controlling in any capacity whatsoev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-10

…wife guaranteeing them a profit of any kind on the sale of pharmaceutical, medicinal or cosmetic products that they may prescribe is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-10

The Agence nationale d'appui à la performance des établissements de santé et médico-sociaux is a public interest group formed by the French government, the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance mala…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-10

I. - In order to fulfil its priority mission of providing health support to the armed forces, the armed forces health service relies, where necessary, on the contribution of other players in the healt…

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