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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-17

…uits de santé, before they leave national territory, a dossier containing the following information:1° The precise designation of the tissue, its derivatives, the cells derived from the human body or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Salaried employees

Article R811-63

When the number of court-appointed administrators practising within the firm falls below half the number of salaried court-appointed administrators, the owner of the firm has a period of one year to c…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UA

…nder the conditions provided for in articles 150 V to 150 VH.II. - The provisions of I do not apply:1° To furniture, household appliances and motor cars. However, this provision does not apply to thes…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-3

I. - A specialised professional fund granting loans is managed by :1° A portfolio management company referred to in Article L. 532-9, authorised to manage FIAs and subject to the legislative and regul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-5

…goods or services, shall be deemed to have provided proof of such passing-on where it proves that: 1° The defendant has committed an anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1; 2° This…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-6

…a customs officer, under the conditions set out in article 63-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: 1° Of his or her detention, as well as the duration of the measure and any extensions that may be gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, employee adviser and member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2421-2

…rovided for in this sub-section also applies to an employee who holds one of the following offices: 1° Member of the board or director of a social security fund mentioned in article L. 231-11 of the S…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-13

…ade union delegate has the necessary time to carry out his duties. This time is at least equal to : 1° Twelve hours per month in companies or establishments with between fifty and one hundred and fift…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-19

For the assessment of the condition of territorial presence provided for in article L. 4031-2, account is taken of the number of members up to date with their subscriptions according to the methods ad…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article R4241-8-1

…f the Regional Health Agency for the region in which he practises or last practised his profession: 1° A birth certificate or a copy of a valid national identity card or passport; 2° A certificate fro…

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