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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-14

The data mentioned in article R. 2143-11 are kept by the Agence de la biomédecine for a period of one hundred and twenty years from the date of their registration in the processing. By way of derogati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-3

Applications for delegation or its renewal must be submitted no later than: - 30 June of the year following that of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games; -30 June of the year in which the Olympic a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-179

…iption of service Fee a) Acts and formalities taken in application of article 221 of the law of 1st June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Mosell…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Record of enforcement of the decision requiring the foreign national to leave French territory

Article R711-1

…avel documents of the foreign national who is the subject of it:1° The stamp referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Un…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R782-8

…e same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R783-8

…e same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 6…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…reigner in a state of polygamy legally constituted in Mayotte on the date of publication of Law no. 2003-660 of 21 July 2003 on programmes for overseas France or Ordinance no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-3

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 Februar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…Article 28(3), 4 of Article 29 and 4 of Article 31 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2, as well as the total amount of de minimis aid provided for i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-5

For the application of Article 15(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty establishi…

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