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Showing 33613370 of 26790 articles for Art. CE 5-6-2020 n° 423066

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R323-5

…rd paragraph of II of article L. 217-5 shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to a collective management organisation.Withdrawal may be made under the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-58

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 6145-12 and R. 6145-13, the annual investment forecasts relating to the schools and training institutes mentioned in articles L. 4151-9, L. 4244-1 an…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery of the summons to pay in the event of seizure to the third party purchaser

Article R321-5

…ncludes the information listed in article R. 321-3. However, the warning provided for in 4° is replaced by a summons to fulfil one of the obligations set out in article 2456 of the Civil Code within a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Common provisions

Article R532-5

At the latest eight days after the registration forms have been filed or the pledge has been served, the debtor shall be informed by a bailiff's deed, failing which the pledge shall lapse. Under penal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L6333-5

…dépôts et consignations concludes a three-year agreement with the State on objectives and performance, which defines in particular the portion of the resources mentioned in articles L. 6333-1 and L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The EC quality assurance system

Article R4313-58

…shall take an adequate sample of the personal protective equipment at random intervals, at least once a year. Under its responsibility, it shall examine the sample and perform the appropriate tests d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-58

…L. 5126-6, medicinal products : 1° Registered on the initiative of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, for public health reasons in the in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

France Compétences is a national public institution with legal personality and financial autonomy. It is responsible for1° To pay funds to the skills operators mentioned in article L. 6332-1 for addit…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizure operations

Article R232-5

The creditor shall proceed with the seizure by serving a document containing, under penalty of nullity : 1° The name and domicile of the debtor or, in the case of a legal entity, its name and register…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-5

…sporting events or competitions that may be used as a basis for betting may implement automated processing of personal data relating to the participants in these events or competitions.The purpose of…

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