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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-13

I.- In the event of repackaging, the holder of a parallel import authorisation for a proprietary veterinary medicinal product shall notify the holder of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-142

…lts") and, where the medicinal product contains no more than three active substances, the non-proprietary name(s) ; 2° The method of administration and, if necessary, the route of administration; 3° T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167-1

…account of a mental disorder, the civil party shall be notified in accordance with the conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 167, where applicable in the presence of the expert or expe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

…he day of publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin. From that date, the European patent is deemed not to have taken effect in France as a national…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-103-1

…of II of article L. 2223-18-1-1, the crematorium operator shall pay the proceeds from the sale of metals recovered after cremation to one or more communes, which may only allocate the corresponding s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4461-13-1

…under the conditions mentioned in Article R. 4461-1, the employer shall keep the original of the safety sheet and provide each worker who took part in the work with a copy of this sheet. The employer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Archives

Article L1421-1

The general rules governing the archives of local authorities and groups of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of II of Article L. 212-4 and Articles L. 212-4-1 to L. 212-10 and L. 212-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Boundaries

Article L2112-1

Disputes relating to the delimitation of the territory of communes are decided by the representative of the State in the département when they concern communes in the same département. Disputes concer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-1

…ority. They organise consultations open to people who have used or are likely to use doping practices. These consultations are anonymous at the request of those concerned.If necessary, they offer to s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-1

A diploma, professional qualification or certificate of qualification guarantees the competence of its holder with regard to the safety of participants and third parties within the meaning of article…

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