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Article L5131-6 of the French Public Health Code

In the event of serious doubt as to the safety of a substance used in the composition of a cosmetic product, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may give formal notice to the person responsible for the product to provide it with the information referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30…

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Article L5131-8 of the French Public Health Code

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the procedures for applying this chapter, in particular : 1° The presentation and content of the declaration provided for in Article L. 5131-2 ; 2° The labelling procedures for the cosmetic products mentioned in paragraph 4 of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, referred to above, after obtaining the…

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Article L5132-1 of the French Public Health Code

Poisonous substances include : 1° (Deleted) ; 2° Narcotic substances ; 3° Psychotropic substances; 4° Substances included in list I and list II as defined in article L. 5132-6. For the purposes of this Part : Substances” means chemical elements and their compounds as they occur in the natural state or as produced by industry, possibly containing any additives necessary for their marketing. Preparations” means mixtures or solutions composed of…

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Article L5132-6 of the French Public Health Code

Lists I and II mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5132-1 comprise : 1° (Repealed) ; 2° Medicinal products for human use likely to present a direct or indirect danger to health ; 3° Medicinal products for human use containing substances whose activity or undesirable effects require medical supervision; 4° (Repealed) ; 5° Any other product or substance presenting a direct or indirect health risk. List I includes substances or…

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Article L5132-7 of the French Public Health Code

Poisonous plants, substances or preparations are classified as narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances or are included in lists I and II by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, without prejudice to the regulatory provisions applicable to poisonous plants, substances or preparations included in lists I and II mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5132-1 contained in products other…

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Article L5132-8 of the French Public Health Code

The production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition and use of plants, substances or preparations classified as poisonous are subject to conditions defined by decrees of the Conseil d’Etat. These decrees may prohibit any operation relating to these plants and substances; they may in particular, after consulting the National Academies of Medicine and Pharmacy, prohibit the prescription and incorporation into preparations of certain of these plants and substances…

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Article L5132-9 of the French Public Health Code

When they have the status of Community goods and are coming from or going to other Member States of the European Union, medicinal products, substances or preparations classified as narcotics or to which the narcotics regulations are applied in whole or in part by virtue of this code, as well as medicinal products, substances or preparations classified as psychotropic, must be presented to the customs service, together with the accompanying…

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Article L5132-10 of the French Public Health Code

For public health reasons, in particular to prevent the emergence of resistance to medicinal products belonging to the class of antibiotics and containing one of the substances mentioned in this chapter, appropriate measures to combat resistance to the said medicinal products shall be taken by regulation.

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Article L5133-1 of the French Public Health Code

The purpose of addictovigilance is to monitor, assess, prevent and manage the risk of cases of abuse, dependence and misuse linked to the consumption, whether medicinal or otherwise, of any product, substance or plant with a psychoactive effect, with the exception of ethyl alcohol and tobacco. The health professionals, establishments, persons or organisations on a list established by decree by the Conseil d’Etat declare the cases mentioned in the first…

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Article L5134-1 of the French Public Health Code

I A.-In application of articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-4, every person has the right to be informed about all contraceptive methods and to choose one freely. All healthcare professionals are responsible for providing this information within the scope of their competence and in compliance with the professional rules applicable to them. Only in cases of urgency or where it is impossible to provide information may they be exempted. I.-The…

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