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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-3

The only plasmas that may be the subject of promotional communication are those in the production of which no industrial process is involved, mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 1221-8, if…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Declaration of activity by videogram publishers

Article A221-3

The information mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-3

For offences of the first four classes against the police of public rail transport services and regular and on-demand public passenger transport services, recorded by the agents mentioned in 4° and 5°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-3

The penalties provided for in Article 459 (1) of the Customs Code shall apply to the persons referred to in Article L. 562-4, their managers or agents and, in the case of persons subject to a freezing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-32

I. - The creditor shall be paid his claim on the price, directly and without any formality of justice, by privilege and in preference to all creditors, without any other deduction than those: 1° Of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R335-3

1° Holding for personal use or using a technological application, device or component designed or specially adapted to undermine an effective technical measure mentioned in article L. 331-5 of this Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Consent

Article R1231-3

Consent to cross-donation, where applicable, is recorded in writing. It is signed by the judge and by the donor.If the magistrate considers that the removal must be authorised by the committee of expe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Care that may be ordered in the event of a mental disorder that has impaired discernment

Article D47-35

The medical opinion referred to by Article 706-136-1 and by Article D. 47-34 consists of at least one psychiatric assessment ordered by the sentence enforcement judge. The sentence enforcement judge m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Age conditions for medically assisted procreation and self-preservation of gametes

Article R2141-36

The age conditions required by article L. 2141-2 to benefit from the removal or collection of gametes, with a view to medically assisted procreation, are set as follows: 1° Oocytes may be retrieved fr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-35

In an emergency resulting from an imminent risk of evidence being destroyed or serious harm to persons or property, the operations mentioned in Article 230-32 may be set up or prescribed by a judicial…

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