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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-15

The application for authorisation must be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt.This application shall include a file cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Installation and operation of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-15

…withdrawal of the medicinal products, products or articles mentioned in Articles L. 4211-1 and L. 5137-2 as well as sterile medical devices held in the pharmacy, as well as their safety and that of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-15

On receipt of the sample(s), as appropriate, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Negotiations

Article 1112

The initiative, conduct and termination of pre-contractual negotiations are free. They must imperatively satisfy the requirements of good faith.In the event of fault committed in the negotiations, com…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1195

Summons and notifications shall be made by the court registry by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The judge may, however, decide that they shall be made by a bailiff's writ, where ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-14

…cial and Economic Committee shall be consulted within ten days of the date of the lay-off. The application for authorisation to dismiss shall be submitted within forty-eight hours of the Social and Ec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-23-1

For public undertakings not covered by article L. 2233-1, orders issued by the ministers concerned specify the bodies called upon to give their opinion under the conditions set out in article R. 3142-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIIc: Tax on precious metals, jewellery, works of art, collectors' items and antiques

Article 150 VL

The seller or exporter may opt for the regime defined in Article 150 UA provided that they can prove the date and price of acquisition of the property or that the property has been held for more than…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Online sales of corrective lenses and corrective ocular contact lenses

Article R4362-15

…charge, relevant, targeted, appropriate and individualised advice at the times and on the days indicated on the website. The optician, if he considers it justified, will recommend a medical consultat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-2

The certificate of extension of the examination of an application for first issue of a residence permit provided for in Articles L. 421-22, L. 421-23, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, L. 422-14, L. 423-1, L. 4…

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