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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-11

At the end of the Community arbitration procedure implemented in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 5121-51-8 and R. 5121-51-9, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du m…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-5

When banking and payment services intermediaries engage in canvassing activities within the meaning of Articles L. 341-1 and L. 341-2, they are subject to the provisions of this section and to Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-12

Staff representatives are not taken into account for the application of the first paragraph of I of Article L. 1411-5-2: 1° When it is established, on the date of drawing up the electoral lists for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-11

Where the number of staff representatives on the Boards of Directors referred to in this section is uneven, their election shall be organised no later than four months before the renewal of the Board…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-10

The elections of staff representatives to the Boards of Directors mentioned in this section are organised in accordance with the following procedures, subject to the provisions of articles R. 1411-58-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6324-5

The training initiatives mentioned in article L. 6324-2 are financed in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in 5° of I of article L. 6332-14. The extended branch agreement referred to in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-5

A rights holder may terminate at any time, in whole or in part, within the limits set by the organisation and mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 322-3, the authorisation he has given to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L131-5

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 112-1 defining the terms of information on prices and conditions of sale and the provisions of the orders issued for its application is punishable by an admi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of seats allocated to organisations

Article L1441-5

On pain of inadmissibility, challenges relating to the distribution of the number of seats, carried out in application of article L. 1441-4, are lodged with the Conseil d'Etat by a trade union or prof…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to film club screenings

Article D214-5

Authorisation is granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée on the basis of a file that includes:1° The federation's articles of association;2° Where applicable, th…

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