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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-1-1

Persons engaged in the activity of brokering medicinal products as referred to in article L. 5124-19 are not subject to the provisions of this Title.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-1

…of the State in the department" are replaced by the words: "the representative of the State in the territory" and the words: "departmental council" are replaced by the words: "council of the Order of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12-1

The transfer to the commune of the property, rights and obligations of a section of communes is pronounced by the representative of the State in the département at the request of the municipal council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3211-1-1

I.-The département draws up a departmental plan for territorial solidarity within its territory. This plan defines, for a period of six years, a programme of actions designed to enable, in the departm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4311-1-1

…ty between women and men concerning the operation of the region, the policies it pursues within its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation. The content of this re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-11-1

For the application of article L. 4132-5, the words: "and L. 145-2-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "and sentences handed down by the courts responsible for disputes relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-1

The following definitions apply 1° "Investigational medicinal product" means a medicinal product which has been tested or used as a reference, including as a placebo, in a clinical trial; 2° "Authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-1

…st eight years following the authorisation of the reference medicinal product, the holder of the latter obtains authorisation for one or more new therapeutic indications considered, during the scienti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-1

…where applicable, by in-house pharmacies.III. - On its own initiative or at the request of the Minister for Health or the Minister for Social Security, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14-1

Traditional herbal medicinal products that meet the following criteria are not subject to marketing authorisation: 1° They are designed to be used without the intervention of a doctor for the purposes…

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