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Showing 16411650 of 29557 articles for Art. 5 janv. 1983 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-5

Ambulance drivers who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and who are established and legally practising amb…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L3122-5

Immediately after the election of the president and under his chairmanship, the departmental council determines the number of vice-presidents and other members of the permanent commission. Members of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-5

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 6122-1 is subject to compliance with commitments relating, on the one hand, to the expenditure to be borne by the health insurance scheme or to the volume o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-5

The reunification of all the company shares in a single hand does not result in the automatic dissolution of the company. Any interested party may request such dissolution if the situation has not bee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and status.

Article R121-5

The single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 receives, under the conditions laid down in this book:1° In the single declaration file for setting up the business, where applicable, the declaration of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-5

…ular the time limit and procedures for the request provided for in the first paragraph of Article 495-18, the amount of the fixed fine that the person concerned must pay and the amount of the increase…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-56

The Minister for Research may at any time suspend or prohibit the pursuit of activities that no longer meet the requirements set out in Article L. 1243-3. When the organisation is a health establishme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Non-medical temporary accommodation benefit

Article R6111-51

…ent. The delegated third party, chosen by the health care organisation mentioned in article R. 6111-50, may be another health care organisation or any other public or private legal entity. Temporary n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-5

…ia, with the exception of articles L. 1231-1 A, L. 1233-3, L. 1233-4, L. 1234-3-1, L. 1234-4, L. 1235-1, with the exception of the last paragraph, L. 1235-5 and L. 1235-7 and subject to the adaptation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional obligations

Article R422-54

…royalties : this account shall indicate any sums previously received by way of retainer or payment; 5° Hand over to the client who has dismissed him, or to the latter's new agent, all documents of an…

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