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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-1

Communes and syndicates of communes may directly operate services of public interest of an industrial or commercial nature. Operations likely to be managed by private companies, either by application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3833-1

…re applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 3833-2 and L. 3833-3 in their wording resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…ty payers have assumed responsibility for the benefits mentioned in 1 to 3 of article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road traffic accidents and spee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-10

…esult in the regional chamber's obligation of financial solidarity pursuant to 7° of Article L. 711-8 ; 7° Where the chamber's budget has not been adopted by 31 March of the year following the financi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-22

…he remit of the Agency, pursuant to Title IV of Book I of Part Five of this Code, Decree No. 2007-358 of 19 March 2007 on the deliberate release for any purpose other than placing on the market of pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-9

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article L. 2141-10, any embryo reception must be preceded by at least one interview between the couple or unmarried woman wishing to receive a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Registers of gametes, germinal tissue or embryos

Article R2142-34

The embryo register that must be kept by any health establishment, body, health cooperation group or laboratory authorised to store embryos must mention :1° The identity of the couple or unmarried wom…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 766

The basis of assessment for transfer duties on death relating to securities, sums, values or assets of any kind which have been made unavailable outside France as a result of measures taken by a forei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-20

The Board of Directors determines the management expenses of the guarantee fund and manages its assets. Before 31 March each year, it draws up the fund's balance sheet for the operations of the previo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-23

Until 31 December 2013, for the application in Mayotte of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2311-5, the words: "Between the deadline for mandating set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 1612-11…

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