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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-9

…ent. The minutes are sent to each of the persons mentioned in the last paragraph of article D. 1411-58-6 and to the Minister for Health.

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

Article 56-1

…and covered by the professional secrecy of the defence and counsel, provided for in the article 66-5 de la loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971 portant réforme de certaines professions judiciaires et j…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-5

…are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; b) 3°, 4° and 5° are deleted; 3° In Articles L. 2422-4 and L. 2422-11, the words: "defined in Article L. 125-1 of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-5

…are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; b) 3°, 4° and 5° are deleted; 3° In Articles L. 2422-4 and L. 2422-11, the words: "defined in Article L. 125-1 of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Guarantee marks

Article L715-5

In addition to the grounds for revocation provided for in Articles L. 714-5 and L. 714-6, the owner of the guarantee mark shall be declared to have forfeited his rights on the following grounds: 1° Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L744-5

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50

…compulsory liquidation under Book VI of the Commercial Code; 2° The persons mentioned in Article L. 511-13 or 4 of Article L. 532-2, the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…sia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with the exception of articles R. 1131-3, R. 1131-7 to R. 1131-8, R. 1131-13 to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

…onsulted during restoration;4° Expenditure on the creation of digital files and associated metadata;5° Expenditure on the creation of a digital subtitling file, in particular for the deaf or hard of h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-5

…ms likely to be repaid to it pursuant to the general conditions of use mentioned in Article L. 1621-5.II. - The expenses of the fund referred to in Article R. 1621-4 are:1° Training expenses consistin…

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