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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-11

I.-Any person whose fertility is likely to be impaired as a result of medical treatment or whose fertility is likely to be prematurely impaired may benefit from the collection or removal and preservat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sales description

Article R412-11

The name, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 as amended on the provision of food information to consumers, of any foods…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-11

The Board of Directors meets at least three times a year when convened by its Chairman. In addition, a meeting must be convened within thirty days of a request to do so by one of the supervisory minis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-11

The manufacturer, importer, downstream user or distributor of a substance or mixture shall declare without delay to the body responsible for toxicovigilance with territorial jurisdiction in accordance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-11

The order issued pursuant to article L. 444-3 may provide for an increase in the fees relating to services that it determines, without this increase exceeding €150 or, if the amount of the fee exceeds…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Transfer of foreign nationals to another waiting area

Article L343-11

In cases where the extension or renewal of the stay in the waiting area has been granted, the administrative authority shall inform the liberties and detention judge and the public prosecutor of the n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Denunciation by one of the signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-11

Where the denunciation is made by only some of the signatory employers or signatory employees, it does not prevent the agreement from remaining in force between the other signatory parties. In this ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° : Acts, archives, registers and documents destroyed as a result of war, disaster or any other event

Article 1125 bis

Deeds and documents of any kind relating exclusively to the reconstruction provided for by the loi n° 71-1029 du 24 décembre 1971 of registers or documents kept in the registries of commercial courts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial provisions.

Article R1211-11

On the basis of their cost accounting, and per type of product or element of the human body, with the exception of organs, health establishments determine the costs of therapeutic withdrawals as they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-11

In the absence of an agreement or arrangement mentioned in article L. 3142-26, the employee shall inform the employer by any means giving a date certain, at least one month before the start of the lea…

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