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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-3

Only centres authorised in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 2142-7 may store embryos with a view to their reception and implement this.Centres that are not authorised to store embryos with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-16

…thorities mentioned in 9° of I of Article L. 821-1, a request for information, documents or assistance is made to the High Council by one of these authorities, its chairman shall without delay take th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Fees for formalities

Article A444-7

A fixed fee of €6.85 shall be charged for the deposits, lifting of status and requisitions appearing in the following numbers of the table mentioned in Article A. 444-1:1° Number 9 (deposit at the Cai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pre-assessment and request for treatment

Article R6323-11-2

The employee referred to in article R. 6323-9-1 who meets one of the seniority conditions provided for in this article may submit a request to the competent regional inter-professional joint committee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conduct of inspection operations

Article R6362-2

…on of the results of the inspection provided for in article L. 6362-9 is made within a period not exceeding three months from the end of the investigation period, with an indication of the procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Associate practitioners.

Article R6152-633

Articles R. 6152-601, with the exception of the second paragraph, R. 6152-602, with the exception of 1° and 2°, R. 6152-603 to R. 6152-611, R. 6152-612, with the exception of 2°, and R. 6152-613 to R.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

Where, in accordance with Article R. 356-26-1, a subsidiary with its registered office in another Member State has been authorised to be subject to rules similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 356-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…R. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 613-15n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 613-16no. 2014-1315 of 3 Novemb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure

Article R5121-51-3

To obtain a marketing authorisation in France and in at least one other Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, for a medicinal product which is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-1

…healthcare system, subject to the following adaptations:1° Articles L. 1211-2, L. 1211-3 with the exception of its second paragraph, and L. 1211-6-1 are applicable in their wording resulting from Law…

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