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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-4

…members of the couple or the unmarried woman whose embryos are conserved are consulted each year as to whether they maintain their parental project. If they confirm in writing that they maintain their…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-4

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, in the event of the appointment to the position of chairman, chief executive officer or deputy chief executive officer of a per…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3

…a co-ownership.The fund does not have legal personality. The provisions of the Civil Code relating to joint ownership and those of articles 1871 to 1873 of the Civil Code relating to joint ventures d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-6

…the following grants has previously been awarded are eligible for Images of Diversity grants: 1° Automatic or selective grants from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée; 2° Grants award…

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

Article L5426-4

…21-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in this chapter shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalty set out in 2° to 9° o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Micro-organisms and toxins.

Article L5439-4

…21-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences set out in this chapter shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the same Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39, 2°…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

…charge provided for in this Code that has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of interest on arrears.Interest for late payment applies from the first day of the mo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-4

…y also be split between a public health establishment and a private health establishment authorised to provide the public hospital service.Hospital practitioners may also work in several establishment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals against visa refusals

Article R312-5-4

The commission's operating procedures are defined by a joint order of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Immigration.The commission's operating procedures are defined by a joint ord…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Rules specific to legal mortgages attached to sentencing judgments

Article 2401

The legal mortgage attached to judgments of conviction arises from contradictory or default judgments, whether final or provisional, in favour of the person who obtained them.It also arises from arbit…

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