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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-26

…est for all or some of the biological markers of the infections mentioned in the same 2°: 1° In the case of sperm donation, at the time of donation or at the time of the last collection if donations a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-16

…ctions involving movable property, only the information concerning the debtor is replaced. In other cases, the court clerk shall replace the information entered with that information. In other cases,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R2221-24

…to municipal contracts.The Board of Directors may delegate authority either to the Director in the case of a public service authority responsible for the operation of a public service of an industria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R2221-22

The legal representative of an régie is either the director in the case of an régie responsible for the operation of a public service of an industrial and commercial nature, or the chairman of the boa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-25

…ried without the expert examination provided for by Article 706-115 has been carried out, except in cases where it is optional or has been deemed unnecessary pursuant to the provisions of Articles D.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-21

…ment or had abolished or impaired the control of his acts, in order to enable the court hearing the case to apply the provisions of Article 122-1 of the Penal Code. When an investigation is opened, an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-12

In the case provided for by Article R. 49-14, the deposit may be paid either by cheque made payable to the Public Treasury, or by automated remote payment or dematerialised stamp. In the case provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-3

…de available to persons participating in the procedure within the meaning of Article 11, is, in the case of magistrates, military personnel and public officials, at the initiative and under the respon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operations.

Article R518-33

…sse des Dépôts et Consignations employees may only refuse to remit amounts claimed in the following cases: 1° On the basis of opposition in their hands, either on the generality of the deposit, or on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-53

…ing group entities pursuant to III of Article L. 613-46-3.II. - By way of derogation from I, and in cases where the parent undertaking is a party to the group financial support agreement, the publicat…

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