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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-5

The application is admissible only ten years after the death of the disposing person or, in the case of successive applications, ten years after the judgment ordering the previous review. The person r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-5

The owner of the sports stadium must attach to the application for approval any document that the Prefect deems necessary to inform the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee and, wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-57

Each chamber represented at CCI France pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 711-15 designates from among its elected members a substitute called upon to replace, in the event of impediment,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article R1424-51

Agents of local authorities and their public establishments may not perform the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 rela…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article D224-53

…received to make a request for maintenance or repair, the professional, mentioned in Article L. 224-111, informs the consumer of the possibility of opting to use parts from the circular economy, as de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and status.

Article R121-5

The single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 receives, under the conditions laid down in this book:1° In the single declaration file for setting up the business, where applicable, the declaration of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-5

The offence notice shall include information relating to:1° The offending department, the nature, place and date of the offence, the references of the texts punishing this offence, and the identity of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-5

In each public health institution where a private practice is carried out, a private practice committee is responsible for ensuring that the legislative and regulatory provisions governing this practi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-5

The indicators defined in articles D. 1142-2 and D. 1142-2-1, as well as the level of results mentioned in article D. 1142-3, are made available to the Social and Economic Committee, at the intervals…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-53

…lood Transfusion Centre is part of the Armed Forces Health Service. It is placed under the hierarchical authority of the central director of this service. The Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre's m…

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