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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-209

…autologous, i.e. which come from the person him/herself, including when they meet the definition of combined advanced therapy medicinal products, and which are not subject to substantial manipulation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6152-70

…al of the Regional Health Agency for Mayotte or the Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.However, notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 6152-49, the training leave due in…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-3-1

…e-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Article L. 713-4 reads as follows: Art. L. 713-4 -The right conferred by a trade mark shall not entitle its proprietor to prohibit its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article L2251-4

…g of films referred to in article 279 bis of the General Tax Code.This aid is awarded in accordance with the stipulations of an agreement concluded between the operator and the municipality.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Fire insurance policies taken out by deceased persons - Notice to be given by insurers

Article 805

…estate they know to be open, or belonging to the spouse of a person they know to be deceased, must, within fifteen days of the day on which they become aware of the death, send to the competent author…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R290

Article R. 62 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 62.-In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the criminal record instituted by the court of first instance is kept by the chie…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VD

…gain(s) corrected, where applicable, by the allowance provided for in the same first four paragraphs.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-19

…ther to the State for needs defined by decree in the Council of State, or to fire and rescue services. An agreement between the State and the owner local authority or institution specifies in particul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-1

With the authorisation of the public prosecutor or examining magistrate, as the case may be, elements of ongoing legal proceedings may be communicated to authorities or bodies authorised for this purp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior interview.

Article L1233-11

…sons, whether individually or as part of a mass redundancy scheme involving less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, shall, before taking any decision, invite the person(s) concerned…

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