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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Age conditions for medically assisted procreation and self-preservation of gametes

Article R2141-37

The age conditions required by Article L. 2141-12 to benefit from gamete self-preservation with a view to subsequent medically assisted procreation are set as follows: 1° Oocytes may be retrieved from…

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

Article R2151-15

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine shall authorise the import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes, after obtaining the opinion of the Steering Committee. This au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-24

…mployment Platforms Labour Relations Authority shall notify its decision by any means giving a date certain of the receipt of this notification to the platform, to the representative appointed pursuan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

…and R. 5139-14 may be carried out electronically after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.The dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Doctors and pharmacists practising in university hospital centres

Article R6213-8

The Minister for Health and the Minister for Higher Education and Research may, after obtaining the opinion of the committee referred to in Article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article A125-2

…y 24 of article A. 344-2: 12% of all premiums or contributions relating to the contract, with the exception of premiums or contributions relating to cover for damage to property resulting from acts of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

…must inform the policyholder each year, on paper or on any other durable medium, of the right of cancellation provided for in the same article L. 113-12-2, the cancellation procedures and the various…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-8

…n tax status and the Lyon metropolitan area may, by deliberation taken before 1 July of the year preceding that of taxation and relating to one or more of these categories, totally exempt or allow a 5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-8

…12-3 of the same code as well as the public utility easements affecting land use; >The provisions necessary for the implementation of operations of national interest within the meaning of Article L. 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 837

…esia, New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The 2° is worded as follows: "2° The offences provided for by the locally applicable provisions relating to road traffic;" 2° The 4° is worded…

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