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Showing 12611270 of 18481 articles for Art. CE 5-5-2010 n° 301419

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical transport sub-committee.

Article R6313-5

…ing members of the departmental committee: 1° The doctor in charge of the emergency medical assistance service ; 2° The departmental director of the fire and rescue service; 3° The departmental chief…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-5

…ibition provided for by law; 2° Having, with the intention of avoiding or delaying the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, made purchases with a view to resale below the mar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-5

I.- The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings may propose in the secondary insolvency proceedings a draft safeguard or recovery plan drawn up in accordance with the provisions of…

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

Article D1612-5

…o the department, the net tax rates adopted by the department the previous year, the average reference rates at national level, as well as the ceiling rates that are enforceable against the department…

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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

…laid down in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, to the European Central Bank. In addition, where a draft decision or recommendation may have a significant impact on…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5

…ferred to in Article L. 5121-10, 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 Safe…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue.

Article D2573-59

…apter V of Title III of Book III of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-5

I.-The agglomeration community automatically exercises the following competencies in place of the member municipalities: 1° In terms of economic development: economic development actions under the con…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-5

…esident of the Mayotte Departmental Council, the Regional Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance Committee is made up of members appointed by order of the Prefect: 1° Eight representatives of th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…lympism" and "Olympiad" and the acronym "JO";6° The terms "Olympic", "Olympian" and "Olympienne", except in common parlance for normal use excluding any use of any of them for promotional or commercia…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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