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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-56

…spend or prohibit the pursuit of activities that no longer meet the requirements set out in Article L. 1243-3. When the organisation is a health establishment, the decision to suspend or prohibit is t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-5

…lised commission, decides by written consultation, in application of the third paragraph of Article L. 612-13, the Chairman shall, within a time limit that he shall set, obtain the votes of the member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4311-54

…r, the election takes place by a single-ballot majority system if the conditions set out in article L. 4312-13 are met. The number of seats allocated to members of the same gender is at least equal to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-5

…rovisions of I are only applicable when the following two conditions are met:1° Pursuant to article L. 331-20 and in the manner provided for in that article, the access holder has been recommended by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-5

…lth agencies, human intoxications falling within the scope of toxicovigilance as defined in article L. 1340-2. To this end, they gather all relevant information, in particular on the circumstances, ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-5

…I of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, in application of the provisions of II of Article L. 1461-3, are designated and authorised by name by the data controller.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation of the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

Article R4234-5

I.-Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 4234-8-1, the National Disciplinary Chamber may meet as a restricted panel to consider any dispute where the appeal is manifestly unfounded. It may also mee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secret remedies.

Article R5125-57

…shall be considered to be a secret remedy: 1° For the preparations mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 5121-1, the name and address of the pharmacist who dispensed the preparation, except for ampoules…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-1

…rs that such seizure would be irregular. The document or object must then be placed under closed seal. These operations are recorded in a report mentioning the objections of the President of the Bar o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-5

…rity. However, for the transmission of company creation files, declarations provided for in Article L. 526-7 or authorisation applications, the use of a simple electronic signature meeting the require…

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