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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-2

…ge or for consideration, without authorisation or when the authorisation is suspended or withdrawn; 2° Preparing, storing, distributing, transferring, importing or exporting gene therapy preparations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-2

…e public of the sentence, under the conditions set out in Article 131-35 of the French Penal Code ; 2° Posting the sentence, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article L6327-2

…hysician, in accordance with his or her role in coordinating care within the meaning ofarticle L. 162-5-3 of the Social Security Code and the other professionals concerned; 2° Contributes, with other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-24

The committee's opinion includes :1° The identification and title of the research ;2° The name of the investigator or, where applicable, the coordinating investigator;3° The name of the sponsor;4° The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-293

…of the declaration or, for information and documents subject to validation pursuant to sub-section 2 of this section, within one clear working day of receipt of the validation. It informs the declara…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-289

…first names, date and place of birth, as well as the information provided for in 1° of article R. 123-237; 2° For legal entities, their corporate name or denomination, their legal form, the address o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2

…ws:1° The National Central Bureau-France of the international criminal police organisation Interpol;2° The N-SIS II Office and the Sirene Office, which make up the national part of the Schengen Inform…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest with electronic surveillance and pre-trial detention

Article D32-29

…eiving or meeting the victim or entering into a relationship with him or her in any way whatsoever; 2° Reside outside the victim's home or residence, including if it was the couple's home or residence…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-27

…hts in respect of financial instruments or money market instruments which form part of their assets;2° Newly authorised UCITS may derogate from R. 214-21, R. 214-22, R. 214-23, R. 214-24 and R. 214-25…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Issuing and managing electronic money

Article D315-2

…y value stored in electronic form and usable by means of a physical medium is set at 10,000 euros ; 2° The maximum amount that may be loaded in cash, or in electronic money not subject to the obligati…

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