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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-24

The authorisation to import or export gametes or germ tissue is issued in response to a request from a couple or an unmarried woman for the purposes of medically assisted procreation or at the request…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-24

The right to renewal may not be enforced against an owner who has obtained planning permission to build residential premises on all or part of one of the properties referred to in 2° of article L. 145…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Distribution and supply of labile blood products.

Article R1222-24

I.-The function of transfusion counselling consists of assisting in the choice of transfusion therapy, including the choice of use of labile blood products, the prescription of labile blood products,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-24

For the loans referred to in Article L. 313-1, the lender shall formulate an offer provided free of charge on paper or on another durable medium to the borrower and to the guarantors declared by the b…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-24

Producers contribute to or provide for the collection of unused medicines and, where applicable, their packaging, under the conditions set out in I of article L. 541-10 of the Environmental Code. They…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-24

Partial payment or failure to pay taxes or contributions within the legal time limit will result in the application of :1° A surcharge of 5% on the amount of sums for which payment has been deferred o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to employer groups

Article D6325-24

In order to benefit from the aid provided for in article D. 6325-23, employer groups must sign an agreement with the Prefect. This agreement specifies: 1° The forecast number of support measures eligi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-24

The account may be used by jobseekers looking for work in a European Union Member State other than France if they are not registered with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1, subject to the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-24

The penalties provided for in Article L. 571-4 shall apply to any person acting either on its own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity and practising as a provider of the services referred to in 1° t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-24

The amount of the allocation fixed each year by the decree mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1435-9 is divided between the compulsory basic health insurance schemes in proportion to the amount of health a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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