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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3-1

…embryo may be undertaken. Such research shall be conducted under the conditions laid down in Title II of Book I of Part One.

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

Article D773-40

…f Article 6-2 of Organic Law No 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles D. 561-4-1 to D. 561-54 shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia.II. - For the applicatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-93

…It may refer the matter to the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire for an opinion. II - If the application for authorisation is not acted upon for more than fifteen days following rec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book II: OTHER CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L3200-1

…titre II.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after the registration of the European Cooperative Society

Article L2364-2

…r into negotiations with a view to concluding the agreement under the conditions defined in Chapter II of this Title. In order to conduct these negotiations, the committee of the European Cooperative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-8

The judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or on the basis of III of the same article, immediately informs known creditors of the op…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for collecting identity and non-identifying data

Article R2143-6

…he data is completed after the birth of the child by the collection of the information mentioned in II of article L. 2143-3. To this end, the beneficiaries of medically assisted procreation provide th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

…are definitively committed, the former to pay and the latter to deliver, on the date referred to in III of Article L. 211-17. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliamen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure.

Article L2523-6

…recommendation is binding on those who have not rejected it, under the conditions laid down in Book II relating to collective labour agreements. It is applicable under the conditions set out in articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 156 bis

…fifteen years from the date of their acquisition, including where this was prior to 1 January 2009.II. - The benefit of the provisions of Article 156 specific to buildings classified or registered as…

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