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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-5

…e clinical selection of the donor. They shall also record all products or substances that come into contact with the tissues, cells or blood. III.Establishments which distribute or transfer advanced t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-7

…is, from the regulatory provisions governing the exercise of their powers. This decree contains the details mentioned in article LO 1113-1.Territorial authorities may decide to participate in the expe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730

Where the custodial sentence handed down is for a period of less than or equal to ten years, or where, regardless of the sentence initially handed down, the period of detention remaining to be served…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-5

…able, the beneficial owner within the meaning of Article L. 561-2-2; 2° Verify these identification details on presentation of any documentary evidence. II. - They shall identify and verify the identi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-10

When it takes one of the measures provided for in 2° of I and 2° of II of article L. 131-4, the insurance undertaking shall make available to policyholders, members and beneficiaries, by any means and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-22

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana may receive a travel allowance and reimbursement of the subsistence expenses they have incurred to take part in meetings of the Assembly of French Guiana,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-2

…té active (active solidarity income) financed by the département, and, if they are an employee, the details of their employer; 3° The name, address, legal form, registration number and date of registr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-5

…bligations set out in this article. The person is required, either, if he or she resides abroad, to contact the file manager, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or the police statio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L522-13

…366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015, it shall designate a central contact point established in the territory of mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

…tion order. The judge may, with the consent of the requesting party, forward the requesting party's contact details to the qualified legal entity.When the judge issues a protection order, he or she wi…

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