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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-7

…rticle L. 2141-6.This information relates in particular, in pseudonymised form, to :1° The personal and family medical history of each member of the couple or of the unmarried woman and current clinic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-7

…the conditions of incorporation of companies subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 and 1° of III of article L. 310-1-1 and of supplementary professional retirement funds. It specifies…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-7

…des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 351-8, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-72

The scientific information for the medical or pharmaceutical profession mentioned in article L. 6211-7 may not be misused for advertising purposes.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-7

The thresholds mentioned inarticle R. 111-1 are as follows:-1°: 6.6 million euros ;-2°: 13.6 million euros.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-1

…e d'insertion (single integration contract) is an employment contract concluded between an employer and an employee under the conditions set out in sub-section 3 of sections 2 and 5 of this chapter, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 143-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 137, pre-trial detention may only be ordered or extended in one of the cases listed below: 1° The person under investigation is facing a criminal sentence; 2° The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144-1

…ving regard to the seriousness of the offences with which the person under investigation is charged and the complexity of the investigations necessary to establish the truth. Without prejudice to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-1

…isdemeanour either to a criminal penalty or to an unsuspended prison sentence of more than one year and when he or she is facing a sentence of five years or less. In other cases, as an exceptional mea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation for detention

Article 149-1

…ent of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit was handed down.

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