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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-56

…as the human and material resources required to perform the tasks for which it has been authorised; 4° The personnel responsible for the inspections have : a) sound professional training covering all…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-5

…basis of the average marks obtained by the candidate in the oral tests, which may not be less than 10/20.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-5

…k analysis and coverage plan, within five years of the publication of the ordonnance n° 2006-173 du 15 février 2006 portant actualisation et adaptation du droit applicable en matière de sécurité civil…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Definitive advertising

Article R533-5

…he two-month period provided for in Article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R742-5

The list provided for in article L. 742-4 is drawn up by the public prosecutor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities with an economic activity.

Article D612-5

The amount referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 612-4 is set at €153,000.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

…ges of the proceedings is sufficiently guaranteed in the light of the principles set out in article 59 of the Convention relating to the Statute of the International Criminal Court signed in Rome on 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the college of resolution authorities and the college of European resolution authorities

Article L613-59-1

…e of European resolution authorities shall exercise the powers referred to in III of Article L. 613-59 in respect of subsidiaries and, where applicable, branches. These powers include setting the mini…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-5-1

Where the judge decides that the child will be handed over with the assistance of a trusted third party pursuant to articles 373-2-1 or 373-2-9 of the Civil Code, it appoints the person responsible fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Procedures to be observed by persons sterilising medical devices

Article R5211-52

…esigned by their manufacturer to be sterilized before use or systems or kits referred to in Section 10 of this Chapter must follow, at his choice, the procedure relating to the EC declaration of confo…

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