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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-5

…tion, of:1° Medicated feedingstuffs as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018;2° Veterinary medicinal products is subject to a prescription being written by a veterin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consumer rights

Article L217-5

…rovisions of European Union law and national law as well as any technical standards or, in the absence of such technical standards, specific codes of conduct applicable to the sector concerned; 2° Whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L937-5

…able in New Caledonia must hold positions in the company either as chairman and chief executive officer, chairman or member of the board of directors, chief executive officer, chairman or member of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-53

…e amount of its share capital; if the capital is variable, the amount below which it may not be reduced;4° The address of its registered office;5° Where applicable, that the legal entity, whose legal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Career paths

Article R4021-5

I.-An electronic traceability document is made available to all healthcare professionals, regardless of their status or mode of practice, on the website of the Agence nationale du développement profes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-54

…ulatory provisions relating to medicated feedingstuffs is bound by an agreement with the company concerned and has at least the following duties: 1° Responsible for the quality of medicated feedingstu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-5

…hus defined. If the contract is silent, the commercial agent is entitled to remuneration in accordance with customary practice, in the sector of activity covered by his mandate, where he carries on hi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-13

A protection order may also be issued urgently by the judge to an adult threatened with forced marriage, under the conditions set out in Article 515-10.The judge is competent to take the measures ment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-5

…ticle L. 1242-2, it terminates when the purpose for which it was concluded is achieved, after a notice period of at least two months. However, this principle does not prevent the application of the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-5

As stated in Article 511-7 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The fact of removing organs or transplanting organs, removing tissues or cells, transplanting tissues or administering cell therapy…

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