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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-5

The automated national register instituted by Article L. 1232-1 shall be operated and managed by the Agence de la biomédecine under the conditions laid down in this section.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-59

The training of the workers mentioned in II of article R. 4451-58 is paid for by the employer and renewed at least every three years.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Final provisions.

Article R5211-53

An order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-5

…accreditation conditions, the authorisation conditions or the approval conditions referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6221-4 are recognised as equivalent to those laid down for medical biology labo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-5

…has previously objected. If, in the course of research, such genetic characteristics are discovered and, where applicable, confirmed by a medical biology laboratory authorised in application of articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal support measures

Article 495-5

…ersons responsible respectively for the implementation of a measure provided for in article 375-9-1 and a judicial support measure for the same household shall inform each other of the decisions they…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-5

…remuneration of any kind received for the practice of a sporting activity by children aged sixteen and under who are subject to compulsory education. The conclusion of a contract either relating to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-5

…y committees responsible for competition matters may hear the chairman of the Competition Authority and consult the latter on any matter falling within its remit.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-5

Investigating and trial courts may provide the Competition Authority, at its request, with investigation reports or other criminal investigation documents that are directly related to the facts before…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial paper.

Article L512-5

The provisions of articles L. 511-56 to L. 511-61 relating to publicity and the extension of protest periods are applicable to protests drawn up for non-payment of a promissory note.

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