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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-3

The provisions of Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18, L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 are applicable to transactions concluded on an organised trading system.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 968

…the same deed by two or more persons either for the benefit of a third party or as a reciprocal or mutual disposition.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training leave

Article R2315-18

Training leave is taken in one go, unless the beneficiary and the employer decide by mutual agreement that it will be taken in two instalments.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-3

…d to trading only on a French regulated market, publish regulated information within the meaning of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-1

Medically assisted procreation refers to clinical and biological practices enabling in vitro conception, the preservation of gametes, germinal tissue and embryos, embryo transfer and artificial insemi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance

Article R1125-21

For the purposes of this sub-section, the following definitions shall apply1° Adverse event: any harmful manifestation occurring in a donor, in a person who takes part in research involving the human…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article D1433-4

…e des agences régionales de santé (National Steering Committee for Regional Health Agencies) issues directives to the regional health agencies, providing guidance on the application of the general gui…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article 366-8

At the hearing, the parties shall be represented and assisted in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 931. The court rules after hearing the opinion of the public prosecutor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General duties

Article R4312-7

…son who is in danger, or who has been informed that a sick or injured person is in danger, provides assistance or ensures that he or she receives the necessary care.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-3

…y the supplementary occupational pension funds referred to in Article L. 381-1 of the same code, by mutual societies and unions governed by Book II of the Mutual Code, by mutual societies and unions f…

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