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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

I. - The persons referred to in 13° of Article L. 561-2 are subject to the provisions of this chapter when, in the course of their professional activity:1° They participate in the name and on behalf o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-11-1

…tes or germ tissue derived from the human body are subject to authorisation issued by the Agence de la biomédecine. They are exclusively intended to enable the pursuit of a parental project through me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reporting obligations relating to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4163-1

I.-The employer declares in electronic form to the funds mentioned in II the occupational risk factors mentioned in b, c, d of 2° and 3° of article L. 4161-1, to which workers who may acquire rights u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-5

I.-No research on the human embryo may be undertaken without authorisation. A research protocol conducted on a human embryo may only be authorised if : 1° The scientific relevance of the research is e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L655-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° References to the judicial court of the departmental capital are replaced by references to the court of first instance; 2° References to the Re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-3

I.-A fee is payable by the applicant for the performance by the Agency of the following operations: 1° Analysis of samples and evaluation of the documentation relating to the control protocol submitte…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-21

The services and establishments of the State and other public authorities are required to communicate to competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers and judicial police officers all infor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-15

I.-Any professional operating in an economic sector mentioned in III may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs to take a formal position on compliance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-3

…h are brought together on the same site and which: 1° Either have been designed as part of the same land development operation, whether this is carried out in one or more phases; 2° Or benefit from fa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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