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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-76

The shareholdings referred to in Article R. 6145-74 may only be acquired in companies whose corporate purpose is directly related to the activities referred to in Article R. 6145-75.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and renewal

Article R7111-7

…urnalist's identity card is valid for one year. The period of validity is indicated on the card. It may be renewed for the same period by a favourable decision of the Professional Journalist Identity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-7

…eproduced below:Art. 511-19-2 -The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 Euros:"1° Conserving embryos or embryonic stem cells without having obtained one of the autho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-70

…years; - the outstanding debt, in relation to its total income from all activities, is greater than 30%. These criteria are calculated on the basis of the financial statements for the institution's la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-7

…ied by third parties. Pharmaceutical establishments authorised under 1° and 4° of article R. 5124-2 may include, without separate authorisation, a storage room located close to the establishment. This…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-24

Subject to the provisions of the following four paragraphs, the criminal court may neither apply measures that would replace the confiscation order, nor modify the nature of the confiscated property o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-7

I. - The Authority may not be seized of facts dating back more than five years if no act has been taken to investigate, establish or punish them.Acts interrupting the statute of limitations on public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-3

The order made pursuant to article 705-2 may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its notification, at the request of the Public Prosecutor or the parties, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-7

Without prejudice to the fulfilment of their missions, public health institutions may, on a subsidiary basis, provide services, develop research activities and their results and exploit patents and li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-7

I. Members of the Board of Directors may neither attend nor take part in the deliberations when they have a personal interest in one of the items on the agenda. In such cases, they shall not be counte…

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