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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 5: Special provisions for the seizure of standing crops

Article R221-57

Standing crops belonging to the debtor may be seized in the six weeks preceding the usual ripening period.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4311-53

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to nurses.For the application of article R. 4124-3-5 to nurses, 1°, 2…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article L631-5

…in article L. 412-5 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the word "départemental" and the words "the law n° 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing" are repl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5-5

At any time during the information procedure, judicial isolation may be terminated by order of the investigating judge, acting ex officio, on the application of the public prosecutor, at the request o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-5-5

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article 711, where the parties agree, applications relating to the enforcement of a sentence, submitted under the conditions laid down in Articles 702-1,703,71…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and personal protective equipment

Article R4313-5

The CE marking shall be affixed by the manufacturer, importer or any other person responsible for placing the machinery or personal protective equipment on the market, certifying that it conforms to t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 518

The nature, extent and terms of the guarantee provided for in articles 514-5 and 517 are specified by the decision which prescribes their constitution.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-3

…no later than two months before the termination or expiry of the treaty takes effect:-provide evidence that they have entered into a new agreement to replace the terminated agreement, which has been a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other pharmacists practising in a pharmacy for internal use

Article R5126-53

Where the scale of the pharmacy's activity so requires, one or more assistant pharmacists shall assist the pharmacist in charge. Where the pharmacy has associate assistants or associate practitioners,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other pharmacists practising in a pharmacy for internal use

Article R5126-55

Assistant pharmacists and the pharmacists who replace them in the internal use pharmacies set up in prisons by virtue of article R. 5126-24 must, in addition, meet the conditions of practice set out i…

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