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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-5

…department or, in Paris, to the police prefect, and to the departmental commission for psychiatric care mentioned in article L. 3222-5 any decision to admit a person for psychiatric care in applicati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-5

…g Board are taken by a majority of the members present. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote. For each of the formations mentioned in 1° to 5° of Article R. 250-1, regardless of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-57

…on the other hand, the group to which the insurance undertaking belongs holds more than 50% of the capital or shares ; b) Or in which the undertaking has invested an amount greater than 5% of the dis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…y were obtained; 4° The sample preparation procedures; 5° The research project; 6° Depending on the cases provided for in Article L. 1211-2, details of consent or lack of opposition; 7° The place of s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R134-5

…The objection or request for withdrawal must be accompanied by a copy of the publisher's identity card. No reasons need be given for the objection or request for withdrawal.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-50

…de service du Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne; 7° Collège des personnels médicaux, de recherche et techniciens du sport de haut niveau; 8° Collège des stagiaires de l'Ecole nati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

I.-Within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-5

The client or the person placing the order, informed in writing by an inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8271-7 or by a trade union or a professional association or an institution representing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-5

…kes account of :1° The requirements of accessibility, quality, safety, permanence and continuity of care;2° The need for efficiency in the service provided and optimisation of public resources;3° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial penalties

Article R5145-5

On the basis of the inspection reports drawn up in application of Chapter VI of this Title or the results of inspections carried out under Article R. 5141-79 which reveal breaches of the provisions of…

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