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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Information and publicity.

Article R4235-57

Information in favour of a pharmacy in directories or equivalent media is limited as follows: 1° Under the heading "Pharmacy", only the names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers may appear; 2° In an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L526-5

Funds representing electronic money collected by electronic money institutions for the purpose of issuing and managing electronic money do not constitute funds repayable by the public within the meani…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-5

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the conditions and limits under which : 1° The Board may delegate authority to the Chairman or, if the Chairman is absent or unable to act, to another of its m…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: The region

Article L131-5

Promotional activities on foreign markets are coordinated by the regional tourism committee and by the departmental tourism committee referred to in article L. 132-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L2361-5

The number of employees of the participating companies, subsidiaries or establishments concerned located in France is calculated in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1111-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 4361-2, the following are authorised to continue practising the profession of hearing aid acoustician: 1° Persons holding a certificate of technical studie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Director.

Article R1142-52

The Director is appointed by decree on a proposal from the Minister for Health, for a renewable three-year term.He is responsible for managing the institution. He performs all acts that are not reserv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-5

The recipients of company formalities, mentioned in article L. 123-32 are:

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-5

The exemption is granted by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée from the date indicated in the application in accordance with 2° of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-13

A protection order may also be issued urgently by the judge to an adult threatened with forced marriage, under the conditions set out in Article 515-10.The judge is competent to take the measures ment…

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