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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-26-2

…disciplinary clinical-biological medical team referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 2131-25 with a copy of the authorisation issued by the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-111

…e achieved a turnover resulting from the sale of cinematographic works abroad representing at least 25% of their total turnover for each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021;6° Have suffered, in 2021, a l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-4

…R. 571-25 et seq of the Environment Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…venu de solidarité active according to the procedures defined in II and III of this article. From 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of Guyana and, from 1 January 2020, the department of Réu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

…f a post that cannot be immediately filled under the conditions provided for by Law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, Law no. 84-53 of 26 Januar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…fined by decree. This article applies to contracts entered into or subscriptions made on or after 1 January 2020. Contracts taken out or subscriptions made on or after 1 January 2022 shall refer to un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

…in Article L. 3512-23, as well as the other conditions for applying Articles L. 3512-24 and L. 3512-25 in terms of traceability and security devices.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-56

…follows: 1° Gross gaming revenue, as defined in Article L. 2333-55-1 of this code, is reduced by a 25% allowance and, where applicable, the additional allowance mentioned in I of the article 34 de la…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-2

…s legal or statutory representatives, its managers and the shareholders or members holding at least 25% of the votes, shares or voting rights, accompanied by a copy of a valid identity document for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4234-29

…eard. The decision shall state that the hearing was public unless the provisions of article R. 4234-25 were applied. In the latter case, it is stated that the hearing took place or continued without t…

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