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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-19

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2151-9, the Director General of the Biomedicine Agency shall authorise the storage of embryos, after obtaining the opinion of the Steeri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-73

…vices for which he intends to contract. For all contracts mentioned and defined in articles L. 224-69 and L. 224-70, the offer shall state, in accordance with the corresponding model information forms…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-5

…or secondary schools and special education, to which the provisions of section 2 of title II of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Urgent safety measures.

Article R1123-62

Urgent safety measures taken in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1123-10, consisting of stopping the research or taking immediate measures, are followed, depending on the case, eithe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Effects on French nationality of transfers of sovereignty relating to certain territories

Article 32-2

The French nationality of persons of common law civil status, born in Algeria before 22 July 1962, will be held to be established, under the conditions of Article 30-2, if these persons have consisten…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-39

…the Chairman, with the approval of the accounting officer, under the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R822-14

…tion may set up revenue and expenditure imprest accounts under the conditions set out in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 relating to revenue and imprest accounts.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-222-2

…he legal unit belongs to the social and solidarity economy pursuant to 1° of II of Article 1 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D784-2

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no. 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfe…

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