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Showing 23312340 of 19581 articles for Art. 21 mars 2001 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-28

…ation group or laboratory authorised to carry out the activities mentioned in a of 2° of Article R. 2142-1 keeps the following information confidential for each couple or unmarried woman who has recou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Age conditions for medically assisted procreation and self-preservation of gametes

Article R2141-38

…ieved or preserved for the purposes of medically assisted procreation in application of articles L. 2141-2, L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12, as well as the embryo transfer referred to in article L. 2141-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50-1

Any wholesale distributor, where he is not the marketing authorisation holder, who imports a veterinary medicinal product from another Member State shall inform the marketing authorisation holder and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Object of protection

Article L511-6

…period provided for in this Article shall not apply where the disclosure occurred before 1 October 2001.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

…is article apply to the equipment referred to in a of 2° acquired or manufactured between 1 January 2001 and 1 January 2003.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

…ices; the deferred salary, for the year due and for the current year, instituted by the article L. 321-13 du code rural et de la pêche maritime; -the surviving spouse's claims instituted by the

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-4-2

I.-In companies not subject to the provisions of article L. 321-4-3, the employer is obliged to offer each employee whose redundancy is being considered for economic reasons the benefit of a personali…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-2

…cquisition by individual measure of a foreign nationality may, subject to the provisions of article 21-27, be reinstated by declaration made, in France or abroad, in accordance with articles 26 et seq…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-19

…tructures called "pôles France" or "pôles Espoirs" that meet the conditions set out in articles R. 221-20 and R. 221-21.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-44

…formation fund of at least :-400,000 euros for the operations referred to in Articles 10 to 15, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 of Article R. 321-1 and for reinsurance operations;-240,000 for operations in clas…

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