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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-11

The persons exercising parental authority or, where applicable, the minor's guardian, shall send the committee of experts referred to in article R. 1231-5 a request for authorisation to take the sampl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-19

Within two months of the completion of his assignment, the liquidator shall file an end-of-assignment report under the conditions set out in Articles R. 626-39 and R. 626-40. Article R. 626-41 is appl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-75

The notice of registration in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales, provided for in article R. 123-155, contains for European Economic Interest Groupings: 1° The registration ref…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 6: Information to be provided to the public

Article L385-7-1

I.-The provisions of I of article L. 533-22 of the Monetary and Financial Code are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds, insofar as they invest in shares admitted to trading on a reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Controls

Article L3515-1

The officers mentioned in article L. 1312-1 of this Code and article L. 8112-1 of the Labour Code shall ensure compliance with articles L. 3512-8, L. 3512-12, L. 3513-5 and L. 3513-6 of this Code and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Controls

Article L3515-2

Agents de police municipale, gardes champêtres, agents de surveillance de Paris and agents de la ville de Paris chargé d'un service de police mentioned, respectively, in articles L. 511-1, L. 521-1, L…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-14

The following shall be entered in the National Patent Register, free of charge, at the request of the clerk of the court or at the request of one of the parties to the proceedings, judicial decisions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L3123-13

The provisions of articles L. 3123-10 to L. 3123-12 do not apply to study trips by departmental councils. The deliberations relating to these trips specify their purpose, which must be directly relate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training.

Article L4135-13

The provisions of articles L. 4135-10 to L. 4135-12 do not apply to study trips by regional councils. The resolutions relating to these trips shall specify their purpose, which must be directly relate…

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