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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-12

…set by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Agence de la biomédecine, may benefit from the collection, retrieval and storage of his or her gametes with a view to subseque…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-12

I.- Measures aimed at quarantining people likely to be affected may only apply to people who, having stayed in an area where the infection is circulating during the previous month, enter French territ…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R211-12

…R. 121-22 are not applicable. If it appears that neither the amo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-10

…ed had towards the insurer under the contract. However, either the insurer or the heir or purchaser may cancel the contract. The Insurer may terminate the contract within three months of the date on w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-2

I.-The same person may be responsible, within a supplementary occupational pension fund, for several of the key functions mentioned in Article L. 354-1, with the exception of the internal audit functi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter A

…2° The identification details of each seller or service provider to be declared pursuant to Article 1649 ter C as well as each State or territory of which the seller or service provider to be declared…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-23

…ket shall publish the following information and documents on the website provided for in Article R. 22-10-1: 1° The notice referred to in Article R. 22-10-22; 2° The total number of voting rights exis…

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

Article L7125-12-1

…of French Guiana benefit each year from an individual right to training calculated in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office within the limit of a ceiling and the annual amoun…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16-2

The representative of the State in the département or, in Paris, the Préfet de Police may, by decree, restrict the freedom of movement of persons claiming to be supporters of a team or behaving as suc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16-1

The Minister of the Interior may, by order, prohibit the individual or collective movement of persons claiming to be supporters of a team or behaving as such at the site of a sporting event and whose…

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