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Showing 23212330 of 32230 articles for Art. Loi 2011-900 du 29-7-2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Therapeutic use protocol and data collection

Article R5121-70-1

…ations for all early access authorisations, the holder of the marketing rights for the medicinal product or, where applicable, its authorised representative, sends the Haute Autorité de santé, the min…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-7

The departmental council has its headquarters at the Hôtel du département.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

…in the case of an electronic registered letter, on the proof of posting in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 2 of Decree no. 2011-144 of 2 February 2011 relating to the sending of a re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-7

Research involving the following products is subject to express authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé: 1° Organs and tissue…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…nt of the sentencing decision shall be refused in the following cases: 1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentencing decision and has not been c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-7

…subject to prior written authorisation by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-77

It is the doctor's duty to take part in the continuity of care within the framework of the laws and regulations that organise it.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-76

…The authorisation provided for in article R. 5132-74 is not required for the performance of their duties:1° The medical biology departments of the armed forces health service ;2° The French Anti-Dop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-7

…rates that are enforceable against the region pursuant to the provisions of article 1636 B septies du code général des impôts;- le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe professionnelle en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXI: Conservatory measures

Article 706-166

…for one of the offences, punishable by three years' imprisonment or more, listed in the tittre Ier du livre III du code pénal, le juge des libertés et de la détention, sur requête du procureur de la…

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