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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Intercountry adoption, conflicts of law and the effect in France of adoptions granted abroad

Article 370-4

The effects of an adoption granted in France are those of French law.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article R212-31

…academic region:-alone, in the case of a speciality created by the ministers responsible for youth and sport ;-jointly with the competent authorities of the ministries concerned in the case of a join…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-3

…e event of a portfolio transfer, any part of the rights of policyholders, contract holders, members and beneficiaries of benefits not covered by the transferee is guaranteed within the limits set by d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Exercise of freedom of establishment and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-3

…tablishment regime shall inform the body that keeps the register mentioned in I of article L. 512-1 and provides it with the following information: 1° His name, address and registration number; 2° The…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notices and periodic indicative notices of purchasers' intention to award a contract

Article R2131-3

When a contracting entity publishes a periodic indicative notice, it shall communicate to candidates who so request the technical specifications that it usually includes or intends to include in contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-3

…ng them by cloning for industrial or commercial purposes is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 Euros. The same penalties shall apply to the use of human embryos for industri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L242-30

The penalties provided for by articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-24 for chairmen, general managers and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective attributions, to mem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 21: Hygiene of products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1, with regard to the products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1: The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6123-3

The role of the Regional Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance Committee is to ensure coordination between those involved in guidance, vocational training and employment policies and the consis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-36

…is set up to issue proposals for exemption from the training period provided for in article R. 742-35; it is composed as follows:1° Three commercial court clerks appointed on the proposal of the Cons…

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