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Showing 17611770 of 29557 articles for Art. 5 janv. 1983 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…3° The logo, mascot, slogan and posters of the Olympic Games;4° The year of the Olympic Games "city + year", in conjunction with the French Paralympic and Sports Committee;5° The terms "Olympic Games"…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

…rd clauses ensuring respect for the moral rights granted to authors by articles L. 121-1 and L. 121-5 of the Intellectual Property Code and the principles set out in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-25 of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: New extensions

Article L742-5

…e removal decision:a) an application for protection against removal under 9° of article L. 611-3 or 5° of Article L. 631-3;b) or an application for asylum under the conditions provided for in Articles…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes

Article R142-51

…ylum seekers accept the material reception conditions, and in particular the accommodation offered; 5° Allocating the allowance to eligible asylum seekers, persons holding a residence permit issued on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 5126-1 :1° Internal-use pharmacies may prepare sterile medical devices or their accessories for healthcare professionals and biologists in charge of m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-5

…nsurance Code are replaced by references to provisions having the same purpose and in force locally;5° References to the provisions of the Environment Code, the Building and Housing Code, the Rural an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Risk assessment

Article R4444-5

…ion of controls or the correct reading of indicator devices, or affect the stability of structures; 5° Information on vibration emissions provided by manufacturers of work equipment, in application of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-52

…nefiting from the authorisations or registration provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 5124-49 is subject, in France, to control of the finished product when it is imported : 1° From a St…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-5

When, in the course of the investigation, it proves impossible to return seized movable property whose retention is no longer necessary to establish the truth, either because the owner cannot be ident…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-2

…on is brought to the attention of the person present at the start of the search pursuant to Article 57. Only the magistrate and the person present pursuant to article 57 have the right to examine the…

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