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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Sterilisation for contraceptive purposes.

Article L2444-1

Articles L. 2123-1 and L. 2123-2 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

…1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 modifiée relative au règlement de l'indemnisation des rapa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-28

The individual retirement savings plan must be able to receive the payments mentioned in 1° of article L. 224-2. Payments are made in cash. The provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 224-20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-10

…rgo the research. Where the sponsor is not liable, victims may be compensated under the conditions set out in Article L. 1142-3. All research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1 requires the sp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-29

The provisions of article D. 45-2-1-bis are applicable before the Criminal Appeals Chamber. The decisions provided for in this article are then taken by the first president of the court of appeal.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-2

Pursuant to the second paragraph of II of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing in France, with passport, to professional clients, of units or shares of third-country AIFs or feeder AIFs which do not mee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1-2

…of each health care institution referred to in Article L. 3222-1 shall enter into agreements with :1° The representative of the State in the département or, in Paris, the Préfet de Police ;2° The loc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7a: Employers' contribution to the development of continuing vocational training

Article 1679 bis B

1 (not applicable)2 (not applicable)3. Payments due in respect of the monitoring of continuing vocational training are made in accordance with the rules mentioned in Article L. 6362-12 of the Labour C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-2

In order to carry out the tasks defined in Article L. 631-2-1, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière may interview representatives of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, portf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-192

I. - Notwithstanding article R. 214-32-29, a general-purpose professional fund may invest :1° Up to 50% of its assets in units or shares referred to in 3° of I of article L. 214-24-55 of the same coll…

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