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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-4

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the administrative authority referred to in II of article L. 5221-2, within their respective areas of competence, may, under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-5

The procedures for applying this chapter shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-3

…cle 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, the failure of which is likely to cause a serious risk to health and the list of which is set by order of the Minister for Health, is subject to prior authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-1

…ing for the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 means any form of information, including canvassing, canvassing o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-1-1

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person entitled to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures, even if an infringement seizure has not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-2

Within a time limit fixed by regulation, the distrainee or the garnishee may request the president of the judicial court to order the release of the seizure or to confine its effects, or to authorise…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-4

Infringement of software and databases may be proven by any means. To this end, any person with standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiff…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-3

…quest of the distrainee or the garnishee, without the latter having to give reasons for its request and without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-1

…escription, with or without taking samples, or the actual seizure of the allegedly infringing works and any documents relating thereto. The order may authorise the actual seizure of any document relat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 290 bis

…ip or delivery note for any payment corresponding to purchases. (Repealed). (1) See art. 298 quater and 298 quinquies.

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