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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

…nal de la fonction publique territoriale to finance the training costs of apprentices employed by local authorities and establishments, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree ;2° Paying…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-5

…° of Article L. 425-1; 2° Derivatives referred to in 4° of Article L. 425-1 that do not fall into a category subject to the clearing obligation in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-5

One or more public health establishments may be specifically designed to receive prisoners or persons subject to secure detention. The provisions of Titles I, III and of this Title shall be adapted by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-5

…activity in the course of or in connection with which the offence was committed. 3° Posting or broadcasting the sentence, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-39 of the Criminal Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50

Any veterinary pharmaceutical establishment of a company mentioned in Article R. 5142-1 engaged in wholesale, free transfer or wholesale distribution shall keep, for each incoming and outgoing transac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: University Hospital High Committee

Article D6142-52

In addition to its chairman, the committee comprises sixteen members: 1° Three directors of medical training and research units appointed by the Conference of Directors of Medical Training and Researc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-5

…y or legal entity; 4° Avoir payé ou fait payer, après cessation des paiements et en connaissance de cause de celle-ci, un créancier au préjudice des autres créanciers; 5° Avoir, en abstenant volontair…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-5

The prefect communicates to the president of the general council: 1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes chargeable to the department, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R631-5

…cisions under 4°, 4° bis or 4° ter of Article L. 631-2-1: a) Under the conditions laid down, as the case may be, in Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5

…generic medicinal products are identified by a decision of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Produ…

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