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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-27

…2° The results of the medical biology examinations provided for in articles R. 1211-25 and R. 1211-26, without any mention enabling the gamete donor to be identified;3° The identity of the couple or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-17

…icers competent to carry out public sales under the conditions set out in article 3 of the order of 26 June 1816 which establishes, in execution of the law of 28 April 1816, judicial auctioneers in to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Legal status of documents

Article R4423-1

…esident of the Executive Council, of a regulatory nature or taken pursuant to 3° of Article L. 4422-26, are published in a recueil des actes administratifs that is published at least once a month. Thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article D5134-41

…ly contribution to the financing of the aid is equal to 88% of the lump sum mentioned in article L. 262-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, applicable to a single-person household, up t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-72

…s and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with Article L. 1424-26.The seats are distributed between:1° The Rhône department;2° The communes and public establishmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1-1

…lio management company or of one of the legal persons or subsidiaries referred to in Article L. 612-26 or for any manager of a market undertaking, a member of a clearing house or a person authorised t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-31

…L. 356-21, R. 356-3, R. 356-5 to R. 356-5-2 and R. 356-30 as well as articles L. 632-1 and L. 612-26 of the Monetary and Financial Code are applicable, insofar as they are necessary for the exercise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Information for foreign creditors and declaration of claims

Article L693-1

…on by the judicial representative appointed by the national court. The provisions of Article L. 622-26 shall apply to them. In the event of all or part of the claim being contested, the provisions of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-25

Lenders shall ensure that the professional knowledge and skills of their staff are kept up to date, as part of ongoing training, through appropriate professional training, the minimum duration of whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-7-1

…e rights of third parties and in compliance with the provisions of articles L. 5211-25-1 et L. 5211-26 the conditions under which the trade union is wound up.

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