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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to land transport.

Article R6314-5

Any person holding the authorisation provided for in Article R. 6312-11 is liable to a fine for a fifth-class offence: 1° Fail to comply with their custody obligations ; 2° Carrying out or having carr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial penalties

Article R5145-5

…carried out under Article R. 5141-79 which reveal breaches of the provisions of Articles L. 5145-5 and L. 5145-6, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-5

…28-4, the committal or arrest warrant retains its enforceability; prosecution or investigative acts and formalities carried out before the decision to relinquish jurisdiction or competence became fina…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article L2234-5

The observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation is made up of :1° Members who are employees and employers operating in the region, appointed by the representative employee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-5

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will take a decision within two months of receipt of the challenge. This decision is notified by registered letter w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-57

…ated as the difference between all the operating expenses shown in the provisional income statement and all the operating revenue other than the grant, as part of the procedure provided for in Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

…ablishment sends the president of the regional council a request for a subsidy to cover the capital and operating costs of the training schools and institutes referred to in articles L. 4151-9, L. 424…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-56

The provisional profit and loss account for the schools and institutes mentioned in 3° of article R. 6145-12 shows the operating costs and income attributable to the activity of these schools and inst…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-5

…at their own expense, to remove from the channels of commerce the articles found to be infringing and any thing that served or was intended to serve in the commission of the offence. The court may o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…ber of members of a board of directors or a supervisory board as provided for in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-69 of the Commercial Code is insufficient to ensure, due to their number, the direct repr…

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