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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-14

The authorisation to move embryos referred to in Article L. 2141-9 is issued by the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine to a medical biology establishment, body or laboratory authorised t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-14

The written eligibility tests comprise:1° A theoretical test lasting four hours on legal subjects, related to the activities of public sales of furniture, the mark for which is assigned a coefficient…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-14

Only organisations may obtain authorisation to import or export embryonic stem cells for research purposes:1° Holders of the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2151-5 ; 2° Having made the declar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article R6141-14

The modification of the list of regional hospital centres set by the decree mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6141-2 is made after obtaining the opinion of the supervisory board, the medi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-14

Staff who fulfil the conditions required for election to the Board of Governors shall be eligible to stand for election to the Board of Governors, in the statutory college to which they belong, with t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1465 A

…ices and for whom remuneration for work represents more than 50% of overall turnover, including all duties and taxes, or by businesses that carry out a professional activity within the meaning of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article D6124-140

The operating theatre has at least two operating theatres, one of which is permanently accessible and equipped for neurosurgery and the other may be shared. Where applicable, an additional room, equip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-14

…prejudice to the provisions of Chapter III of Title VIII, as long as a competition enforcement procedure has not been closed by a decision adopted by the Autorité de la concurrence on the basis of I o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure for authorising the importation of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, for the personal use of one or more recipients, as provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-14

Establishments or organisations authorised to carry out imports in application of the second paragraph of II and III of article L. 1245-5 shall mention in the annual activity report provided for in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-149

…apply to :1° Persons requiring medical treatment involving access to ionising radiation sources, products or devices containing them;2° Personnel from the emergency services and the forces of law and…

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