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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Pharmacovigilance

Article L5121-26

…rganising the pharmacovigilance system for medicinal products and the products mentioned in article L. 5121-1 , as well as the procedures for detecting, collecting and analysing signals and the proced…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-2

…e IV of this Book as well as failure to comply with the injunctive measures provided for in Article L. 470-1. II. - The administration's action for the sanction of the breaches mentioned in I shall la…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Eviction Commission

Article L632-2

The summons referred to in 2° of article L. 632-1 is given to the foreign national at least fifteen days before the committee meeting. It specifies that the person concerned has the right to be assist…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medical surveillance of specific categories of workers.

Article L4625-2

…for the worker or the employer and the medical monitoring of the worker provided for by the protocol. These provisions do not prevent the application of article L. 1133-3.In the event of difficulty o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-2

…The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs mentioned in Article L. 522-1 of the Consumer Code also acts as the competent authority for post-marketing surveillance a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Compulsory liability insurance.

Article L241-2

Anyone who has building work carried out for someone else must be covered by liability insurance to cover the damage referred to in articles 1792 and 1792-2 of the Civil Code and resulting from his ow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-2

…es, acquire or receive shares in local semi-public companies meeting the conditions set by articles L. 1521-1 and L. 1522-1. They may, under the same conditions, hold bonds of companies responsible fo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-2

…ntion, to determine the State responsible for examining this application in accordance with article L. 571-1 and, where applicable, to carry out the transfer automatically under the conditions provide…

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

Article L5423-2

Carrying out the drug brokering activity referred to in article L. 5124-19, without having registered with the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé under the conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…lable to the départements of Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse, under the conditions defined in articles L. 1614-1 to L. 1614-4 of this code, and is eligible for the Fonds de compensation de la fiscalité t…

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