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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-18

One or more samples of the biological product used to carry out the medical biology analyses provided for in articles R. 1211-14 to R. 1211-16 are kept under conditions set by order of the Minister fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1

…ct to clinical trials, are carried out by establishments governed by Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and by this chapter.II.-In each establishment authorised under Article 88 of Regulation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1394

…munes for taxes levied by the commune to which they belong, when they are assigned to a public service or of general utility and not income-producing.These include:gardens adjoining public buildings a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-41

…employer(s). It also clearly states the provisions of articles L. 211-11 and L. 211-12. In the absence of this information, the forfeiture period provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 211…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VIII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article L820-1

In accordance with article L. 270-1, the provisions of articles L. 821-3 to L. 821-5, L. 822-1 to L. 822-6, L. 823-1 to L. 823-10, L. 823-11 to L. 823-17, L. 824-1 to L. 824-9 and L. 824-11 are applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-14

By way of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article sh…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2341-5

The provisions of articles L. 2141-7 to L. 2141-11 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-3

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5-2

…d capacity of the signing legal representative 2. Purpose of the declaration Declares that the balance sheet and notes for the year ended, which are separate from the other accounting documents and wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 5421-8 , L. 5422-18 , L. 5423-…

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