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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-5

…transmits its programme-carrying signals, in such a way that they are not accessible to the public during that transmission, to a signal distributor who transmits those programme-carrying signals to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: The profession of genetic counsellor

Article L1132-5

…ed and legally practises the activities of a genetic counsellor in a Member State or a State party, may perform professional acts in France on a temporary and occasional basis. Where the practice or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-5

…lance activities in a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, may perform professional acts in France on a temporary or occasional basis. Where the practice or tr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L4133-5

…han the president shall be elected by list ballot. Each regional councillor or group of councillors may submit a list of candidates. Each list is composed alternately of one candidate of each sex. A g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L7123-5

…ected by list ballot. Each councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana or each group of councillors may present a list of candidates. Each list is composed alternately of one candidate of each sex. A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-58

…to seek a balanced representation of women and men.In sociétés anonymes whose capital is less than 150,000 euros, the functions vested in the Management Board may be exercised by a single person.The M…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-5

…ctims undergo a personalised assessment to determine whether they need specific protection measures during the criminal proceedings. The authority interviewing the victim will collect the initial elem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-5

Pregnant women, women in labour and breast-feeding mothers may only be asked to take part in the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1 under the following conditions:-either the importan…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Insurance for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Article L442-5

As stated in article L. 752-28 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code), people who have the option of taking out supplementary insurance against accidents in privat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-55

…f the higher bid is not covered, the higher bidder is declared the successful bidder. No higher bid may be received on the second auction. The provisions of article…

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