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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-14

…ticular for :1° Drawing up and, where appropriate, applying regulations and rules of good practice ;2° Defining health quality and safety for activities within the remit of the Agence de la biomédecin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-13

A decree shall determine the list of procedural documents sent or received by court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents and persons designated pursuant to the second paragraph of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L2392-5

…obligations laid down in sub-section 1 of this section: 1° The State and its public establishments; 2° Holders of defence or security contracts concluded with a purchaser mentioned in 1°, as well as t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-2

…tribunal judiciaire" (judicial court) by "tribunal de première instance" (court of first instance); 2° "Cour d'appel" (court of appeal) by "tribunal supérieur d'appel" (higher court of appeal); 3° "Tr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…urrence, within the meaning of Article 132-2 of the Criminal Code, with one or more other murders ; 2° Crime of torture and acts of barbarism committed in an organised gang provided for by Article 222…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-71

…y the production company under the automatic audiovisual production account may not exceed €500,000;2° The total amount invested by the production company under the automatic audiovisual production ac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the ruling on the application to extend detention

Article L743-10

The fact that the foreign national has applied for assisted return under article L. 711-2 while in detention is not in itself likely to justify refusal to extend the period of detention.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-38

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 757 A

The capital payments provided for by Article 373-2-3 of the French Civil Code are only subject to transfer duties for the fraction exceeding €2,700 per year remaining until the beneficiary reaches maj…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article R123-178

…to the purchase price plus the ancillary costs necessary to put the asset into a usable condition; 2° The production cost is equal to the acquisition cost of materials consumed plus direct expenses a…

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