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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-3

…ty of blood transfusion, in particular that it can be shown that the obligations set out in article L. 1221-4 have been fulfilled. Exports of labile blood products may only be carried out, after verif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-3

…nor under the age of twelve, an adult under guardianship or a person placed in a psychiatric hospital. However, this prohibition does not apply to the funeral finance packages referred to inarticle L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-3

…all the municipalities concerned but is made under the majority conditions provided for in Article L. 2113-2, the people on the municipal electoral rolls are consulted on the advisability of creating…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-3

…instituting housing allowances, when the rehousing procedure carried out in application of article L. 442-4-1 of the Code de la Construction et de l'Habitation ( Building and Housing Code ) has not b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-36

…pany or a limited liability company, public limited companies for low-cost housing mentioned in the L. 423-1-1 of the same code may issue non-voting securities. These securities are redeemable only in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-3

The powers conferred on the mayor by article L. 2213-4 do not prevent the representative of the State in the department from prohibiting, by means of a reasoned order, for several communes or for a si…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-3

…conditions imposed on financial instrument settlement and delivery systems in 1° and 2° of Article L. 421-12.In its assessment, the AMF shall take into account the oversight exercised over clearing h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-3

…This order may provide, for these two periods, and for sales other than those mentioned in article L. 221-1 of the consumer code, different dates in certain departments to take account of strong seas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-3

…ensure that the activities are being carried out in compliance with this article and with articles L. 1211-2 and L. 1130-5. They may also at any time suspend or prohibit activities that no longer mee…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Withholding

Article L623-36

…tation of the measure provided for in this article. Subject to the procedures laid down in Articles L. 623-40 and L. 623-41 of this code, the detention measure shall be lifted automatically if the app…

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