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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biological diagnosis performed on cells taken from an in vitro embryo

Article R162-44

Subject to having been approved under the conditions provided for in 7° of this article, the multidisciplinary centre for prenatal diagnosis of the territorial public health establishment of Mayotte h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-1

I.-The possession, without a duly justified medical reason, of one or more substances or methods prohibited by the list mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 425-1-1, for which Appendix 1 to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-9

The provisions of articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for script rewriting

Article 411-32

Screenplay rewriting grants are awarded in the cases provided for in 2° and 3° of article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-4

I.-The request for authorisation to disclose connection data referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 450-3-3 specifies for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of having t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-44

In the event of non-compliance with the prohibitions or obligations imposed, notorious misconduct, a new conviction or refusal by the convicted person of a necessary change to the conditions of enforc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-9

Only persons meeting the conditions mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of article L. 321-4 are authorised to direct the sale, to designate the last bidder as the successful bidder or to declare the property n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-4

I.-The application for authorisation provided for in Article L. 1243-2 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the legal ent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distribution of proceeds from assets

Article R742-45

In the absence of a challenge within the period provided for in Article R. 742-44, the liquidator forwards the draft distribution, together with proof of receipt of this draft by the creditors and the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to travel agencies and tour operators.

Article D421-4

The terms and conditions for the application of e of 1 of article 266 of the General Tax Code, cited in article L. 421-4, relating to the liability to value added tax of transactions carried out by tr…

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