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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-14

Only organisations may obtain authorisation to import or export embryonic stem cells for research purposes:1° Holders of the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2151-5 ; 2° Having made the declar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-4

For budgets voted by nature, the budget article corresponds to the most detailed subdivision of the nomenclature defined by the decree provided for in Article L. 3661-5, supplemented, for programmes,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-14

The prefect shall set the rate of capital grant increases applicable to the operations provided for in Article D. 5212-10 and selected by him. This rate shall be between 5% and 15% of the amount of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L522-19

I. - Any member of a board of directors or, as the case may be, of a supervisory board and any person who, in any capacity whatsoever, participates in the management or administration of a payment ins…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1-2

The representative of the State in the department may suspend by decree, after consultation with or at the request of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Criminal provisions.

Article L3819-1

For the application of article L. 3515-1 in Mayotte, the words: "inarticle L. 8112-1 of the Labour Code " are replaced by the words: "inarticle L. 610-1 of the Labour Code applicable to Mayotte " and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-94

Persons engaged in national and international trade are required to draw up an annual summary statement indicating for each psychotropic substance or medicinal product containing it: 1° The quantities…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-1

Any natural or legal person forming an undertaking or a body referred to in Article L. 464-2 is liable for the damage it has caused as a result of the commission of an anti-competitive practice define…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article L7124-10

When, pursuant to articles L. 7124-4 and L. 7124-4-1, the employment of a child is not subject to authorisation, the rules for dividing the remuneration received by this child between his legal repres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article D2352-1

Within one month of the publication of the draft constitution of a European Company, the directors of the participating companies shall inform their trade union organisations and those of their subsid…

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