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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-3

Only centres authorised in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 2142-7 may store embryos with a view to their reception and implement this.Centres that are not authorised to store embryos with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2131-4

Practitioners who have been approved by the Agence de la biomédecine on the basis of the provisions prior to the entry into force of Law No 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics to carry out one or mor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-9

Commissionaires aux comptes shall declare annually, by 31 March at the latest, to the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes or its delegate, the conditions under which they have fulfilled their con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Transmission of information.

Article R5323-8

Each year, before 31 March of the following year, the private-sector organisation providing job placement services must submit the following information to the Prefect, in accordance with a model laid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

…fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023L. 612-2 with the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-2

…fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023L. 612-2 with the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

…e instance" are replaced by the words: "tribunal de première instance"; 2° In Articles 21-28 and 21-29, the words: "in the department" are replaced by the words: "in the collectivity" or "in New Caled…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-15

…vil court charged to the holder of the copyright or related right pursuant to this code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 incl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-23

…s elapsed, he may not be refused a new postponement unless the number determined by article R. 3142-29 is exceeded.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-131

…re heirs of a deceased partner, pursuant to the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, to the preferential allocation to them of the shares of their author is notified t…

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