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

Article R2141-36

…ollection of gametes, with a view to medically assisted procreation, are set as follows: 1° Oocytes may be retrieved from a person until their forty-third birthday; 2° Sperm may be retrieved from a pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article L225-198

…ral Meeting and using distributable sums within the meaning of Article L. 232-11. This amortisation may only be carried out by means of an equal repayment on each share of the same class and does not…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-19

The authorised officials may cooperate, in the performance of their duties, with the competent authorities of the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the collection of parking charges by a contracting third party

Article R2333-120-12

The contracting third party may not assign to the collection activities defined in article R. 2333-120-11 an agent who does not satisfy the conditions set out in 1° to 3° of article R. 2333-120-8. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-5-1

…The purpose of this system is to ensure that people suffering from mental disorders, wherever they may be, are provided with the emergency care appropriate to their condition and, where necessary, to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contribution of the armed forces health service to other public health initiatives

Article R6147-133

The Armed Forces Medical Corps shall, where necessary, provide assistance to deal with exceptional health situations resulting, in particular, from infectious diseases with epidemic potential, natural…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-35

…feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules. The Minister responsible for the economy may lay down the methods of analysis or testing and sampling by order. The Minister responsible for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-19

…ation will be carried out. The person mentioned in the first paragraph is also informed that he/she may consent to a gamete donation, to research on his/her gametes or germ tissue and to the end of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-20

…ons registered in the Trade and Companies Register under the conditions set out in this sub-section may form a group to issue bonds. The grouping is carried out within the framework of an economic int…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-16

…d to the financing of terrorism until they have made the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15. They may then proceed with the transaction only if the conditions set out in the fourth paragrap…

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