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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-31

Any incident or adverse reaction occurring during the import or export operation and likely to affect the quality or safety of gametes or germ tissue must be reported to the person referred to in 6° a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-33

I. - Deactivation of the economic operator identifier code is required in the following cases: 1° Total cessation of the economic operator's activity ; 2° Cessation of activity related to tobacco ; 3°…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R330-3

Any person participating in one of the systems referred to in Article R. 330-1 is required to provide any requesting party with information about the system and its operating rules, where such request…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Remedies sought before the First President of the Court of Appeal

Article R40-3

When the appeal provided for in the first paragraph of Article 149-3 is not exercised, the file of the criminal proceedings shall be returned, with a copy of the decision, to the court that issued the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-3

The purpose of the processing mentioned in Article R. 232-85-2 is to : 1° Gathering information on athletes within the meaning of Article L. 230-3 who have been or are holders of a Therapeutic Use Exe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article R721-3

The debtor's application must mention any enforcement proceedings in progress against his assets and any assignments of earnings he has made to his creditors. They must also state whether they are bei…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Information to be provided by distributors and rules of conduct

Article R521-3

Where, when offering or concluding a life insurance or capitalisation contract, the insurer provides a prospective policyholder or a prospective member with figures relating to the amount of possible…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article R163-3

It is an offence for any person responsible in any capacity whatsoever for the management or administration of a credit institution or one of the institutions or services mentioned in Article L. 518-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to investment service providers and other service providers.

Article R571-3

Failure by an intermediary in equity financing to comply with any of the obligations set out in Section 3 of Chapter VIII of Title IV is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative

Article R3213-3

Medical certificates and opinions drawn up in application of the provisions of this chapter shall be precise and reasoned. They shall be typed. When they conclude that it is necessary to lift a full h…

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