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

Article R1211-22-2

…lyses performed, mentioning the individual results of these analyses in accordance with article R. 1211-22-1. This report also mentions the laboratory that performed the analyses. It is produced in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Disciplinary Commission

Article R1442-22-6

The Secretary General of the First Presidency of the Court of Cassation acts as secretary to the Committee. If the Secretary General is unable to act, the secretariat is provided by a judge delegated…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 211-94

…oduction companies;4° Two representatives of distribution companies;5° Two representatives of technical industries;6° One representative of production managers;7° One representative of cinematographer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART TWO

Article Annexe 22-1

STANDARD AGREEMENT, REFERRED TO IN 1° OF ARTICLE R. 2212-9, SETTING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DOCTORS AND MIDWIVES CARRY OUT VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTIONS OF PREGNANCY BY MEDICATION OUTSIDE HEALTH ESTABLIS…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and membership

Article R1253-18

Only the persons mentioned in article R. 1253-14 who have joined the consortium may benefit from the provision of an employee by the consortium.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Amendment of approved unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-18

…nsurance agreements may be amended by a rider approved under the conditions set out in article L. 5422-22, provided that this rider is compatible with the objectives set out in the framework document…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-21

…e purposes of group supervision. The provisions of this paragraph are without prejudice to the application of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties. I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Freedom to provide services within the territory of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L420-18

…n which it intends to provide means of access to the trading platform it operates. The Autorité des marchés financiers shall communicate this information to the competent authority of the State concer…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-18

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons and activities

Article 1447

…due each year by natural or legal persons, unincorporated companies or trustees for their activity carried out under a trust agreement who habitually carry out a self-employed professional activity.…

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