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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-8

…sible to their place of life, to the fertility preservation techniques mentioned in Article L. 2141-11. To this end, the organisation set up involves at least one holder of the authorisation for medic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-9

…as expired and he has the documents mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of Article D. 8254-11, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration may order the persons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-29

Sworn merchandise brokers may be appointed to conduct the following public sales:

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-3

…Financial Code are subject to the provisions of articles L. 312-5, L. 312-6 and L. 312-8 to L. 312-11. The content of the information that the caisses mentioned in the first paragraph must make avail…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-23

…e permit bearing the words "passeport talent-carte bleue européenne" provided for in article L. 421-11 shall be issued with the residence permit referred to in article L. 421-22 bearing the wording "t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-1

…3, L. 1242-17, L. 1243-7 to L. 1243-10, L. 1243-13 to L. 1245-1, L. 1246-1 and L. 1248-1 to L. 1248-11 relating to fixed-term employment contracts.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-4

…he contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11, he shall inform the purchaser of this change in situation without delay.The purchaser may then t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-10

…in article L. 612-8 as well as to the extension of the re-entry ban provided for in article L. 612-11.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-43

…tivities of a hybrid nature, 4° bis, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8° and carrying out activities of a hybrid nature, 11° and 12°, and in the bodies mentioned in B of the same I, other than the mixed insurance group co…

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