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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-58

…ment in the first year of the second cycle, the hospital medical students mentioned in article R. 6153-46 receive remuneration, the annual amount of which is set by order of the ministers responsible…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L775-5

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-5

…must be made, at the latest, two years after the entry into force of the aforementioned loi n° 90-1052 du 26 novembre 1990. No one may be entered on the list provided for in the first paragraph if the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-5

…afe under the conditions set out in Article…

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

Article L561-5

Family members of a refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection apply for an entry visa to enter France for a stay of more than three months to the diplomatic and consular authorities, who will de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-55

…risk management and, where applicable, a preventive recovery plan as referred to in Article L. 613-35. The staff performing control functions are independent of the business units they control and hav…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-5

For the application in New Caledonia of article L. 1142-7, the first sentence of the first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "The matter may be referred to the commission by any perso…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2352-5

To award the defence or security contract to the tenderer or, where applicable, to the tenderers who have submitted the most economically advantageous tender, the purchaser shall base itself: 1° Eithe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Restoration proceedings

Article R613-52

The restoration remedies provided for in articles L. 612-16 and L. 612-16-1 shall be submitted to the Director General of the Institute by the holder of the deposit, who must be the holder entered in…

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