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Showing 53015310 of 25879 articles for Art. CE 7-5-1986 n° 39426

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article L732-5

Judgments of the mixed commercial courts are rendered, except where provisions provide for a single judge, by a panel comprising, in addition to the president, three judges elected or appointed under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-5

Within the framework of the quality of care or professional practice guidelines mentioned in 2° of Article L. 1414-3-3, the bodies approved by the Haute Autorité de santé are responsible for : 1° Exam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-5

…partment, who notifies them to the person responsible for the water and to the mayor.Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 1421-3-1 and L. 1435-7-3, swimming pools under the authority or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article R311-5

…a period of one year, from the date of the quarterly close recording that the threshold has been exceeded, to draw up a preventive recovery plan under the conditions provided for in Article L. 311-5.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-5

…IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are applicable to the provision of the services mentioned in Article L. 547-4, provided that the project promoter is a legal entity. The conditi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2

The Director is appointed : 1° For university hospital centres, by decree issued on the report of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Universities and Research; 2° For regional hospital centr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-5

In accordance with Article L. 121-7, the insurer is not liable for loss of or damage to the insured item caused by inherent vice; however, it guarantees fire damage resulting from inherent vice, unles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article D763-5

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 421-7 to D. 421-9n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article D762-5

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 421-7 to D. 421-9n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6324-5

The training initiatives mentioned in article L. 6324-2 are financed in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in 5° of I of article L. 6332-14. The extended branch agreement referred to in…

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