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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisation of establishments taking samples.

Article L1242-1

Tissues from the human body may only be removed with a view to donation for therapeutic purposes in health establishments authorised for this purpose by the administrative authority after obtaining th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Eviction Commission

Article L632-2

The summons referred to in 2° of article L. 632-1 is given to the foreign national at least fifteen days before the committee meeting. It specifies that the person concerned has the right to be assist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-34

I. - After receiving the application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 532-30, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall examine whether the AIFM's designation of France as the reference Mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-7

I.-The employee or the employer may bring before the industrial tribunal, under the accelerated procedure, a dispute on the merits relating to the opinions, proposals, written conclusions or indicatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-4

Acts, procedures, techniques, methods and equipment having the effect of modifying cerebral activity and presenting a serious danger or a suspected serious danger to human health may be banned by decr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-1

The role of the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Life Sciences and Health is to give opinions on the ethical problems and social issues raised by advances in knowledge in the fields of biolo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article L2124-1

Where the estimated value of the requirement, excluding tax, is equal to or greater than the European thresholds mentioned in a notice annexed to this code, the purchaser shall award the contract in a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-23

The National Institute of Industrial Property shall issue, at the request of any interested person or at the request of any administrative authority, a documentary notice citing the elements of the st…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article L551-1

The national plan for the reception of asylum seekers and the integration of refugees sets the proportion of asylum seekers received in each region and the distribution of accommodation for them. It i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-121

Beneficiaries of jobs for the future as teachers are recruited by local public education establishments or local public agricultural education and vocational training establishments, after receiving t…

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