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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R641-1

The provisions of articles R. 621-2 to R. 621-4, R. 621-7, R. 621-7-1, R. 621-8-1, with the exception of the last paragraph, R. 621-8-2, R. 621-10 and R. 621-12 to R. 621-16, as well as Article R. 631…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-16

…article L. 5122-10; 4° (Repealed) ; 5° (Repealed) ; 6° The procedures for applying article L. 5122-8-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crisis prevention and management measures for central counterparties

Article L613-71

…e recovery and resolution of central counterparties, under the conditions set out in Article L. 612-8-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Document retention periods

Article R2223-55-1

…nd supporting documents mentioned in articles R. 2213-2-2, R. 2213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-8, R. 2213-8-1, R. 2213-10, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21 and R. 2213-28 are kept for a period of five yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-7

As stated in article 511-8-1 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The act of distributing or transferring cell therapy tissues or preparations for therapeutic use in breach of the provision…

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

Article L1522-8

…ing from Order No. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022;2° Articles L. 1241-2 to L. 1241-4, L. 1243-3, L. 1243-8-1, L. 1244-2, L. 1244-6 and L. 1245-1 are applicable there in the version resulting from Law No. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-1

…e L. 2141-1 if its implementation does not contravene the principles mentioned in Articles 16 to 16-8-1 of the Civil Code and Articles L. 2151-2 and L. 2151-3, if it is compatible with the objective m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-6

I.-The waste mentioned in 4° of article R. 1335-8-1 is managed under the following conditions: 1° By way of derogation from the first paragraph of article R. 1335-6, this waste is collected separately…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-4

…r responsible for culture to extend the contract under the conditions referred to in Article L. 324-8-1. The publicity measures referred to in this article are subject to the approval of the Minister…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-5

…adopted in application ofarticle L. 1242-8 or, where applicable, the provisions of articles L. 1242-8-1 and L. 1242-8-2, relating to the duration of a fixed-term employment contract, is punishable by…

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