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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Post-authorisation studies

Article R5141-48

…cle L. 5141-5, who manages them, or under the responsibility of the operator, as defined in article R. 5142-1, and falling into one of the following categories 5141-5, who manages them, or under the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-49

The order of the Minister for Health establishing, in application of article L. 6141-4, the list of regional hospital centres which include a poison control centre specifies the geographical area in w…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Appointment of members

Article R6144-4

I.- Apart from the ex officio members, the interns' representatives and the members who attend the committee's meetings in an advisory capacity, the seats for each category of representatives are fill…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-48-1

If the financial account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-4

When the price of one of the acquisitions mentioned in Article R. 5211-13-3 gives rise to reinvestment in transferable securities, the public accountants shall remit the funds to the investment servic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-4

…ng levels, collective crèches and day nurseries must comply with the provisions set out in articles R. 2324-42 to R. 2324-43-2. II.-Any collective crèche or day nursery must ensure that a sufficient n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-47

If the subject of the divisional application filed under Article R. 612-33 or from Article R. 612-34 extends beyond the content of the description of the initial application, the applicant shall be in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-49

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (4°, 5°, 6° and 8°), the applicant is notified of the decision and the reasons for it. The not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-46

If, apart from the cases provided for in articles R. 612-8 and R. 612-45, the patent application is not formally in order with regard to the provisions of this title or the decree adopted for their ap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-48

Where the applicant has been invited, pursuant to Article R. 612-33, to divide his application, he may, within the period provided for in that Article, submit written observations in which he refutes…

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