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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-2

The operation of a pharmacy is incompatible with the practice of another profession, in particular that of doctor, veterinary surgeon, midwife or dentist, even if the person concerned holds the corres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Powers and prerogatives of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail with regard to veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5145-2

The Director of the National Veterinary Medicines Agency is appointed by order of the competent ministers on a proposal from the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occ…

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Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-2

The obligations of notification to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products or of information incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article…

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

Article L5441-2

Failure by a sponsor to provide investigators with the information required by law relating to veterinary medicinal products undergoing experimentation or trials is punishable by two years' imprisonme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-2

Where a financial penalty imposed under this chapter may be combined with a criminal fine imposed on the offender for the same acts, the total amount of the fines and financial penalties imposed shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-2

The natural or legal person responsible for the sale, whether for consideration or free of charge, of a second-hand device included on a list drawn up by decision of the Director General of the Agence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Miscellaneous products and objects.

Article L5232-2

The obligations imposed on operators of restaurants, public houses and other establishments where food or drink is served to the public regarding the cleaning after use of utensils used by the said es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-2

Where a financial penalty imposed under this chapter may be combined with a criminal fine imposed on the offender for the same acts, the total amount of the fines and financial penalties imposed shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-2

It also employs contract staff under public law, with whom it may conclude fixed-term or open-ended contracts. The Board of Directors decides on the rules governing the administrative and financial ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-2

I.-If the manufacturer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, its authorised representativ…

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