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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-5

The application is complete on the day that the Director General of the Regional Health Agency receives all the documents provided for in Article R. 6322-4. However, the application is deemed to be co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

1. For the taxation of their profits, companies whose turnover excluding tax, adjusted if necessary in proportion to the operating time during the reference year, does not exceed, in the previous cale…

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

Article R232-5

…reditor 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 registered of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4542-5

In the development, selection, purchase and modification of software and in the definition of tasks involving the use of visual display units, the employer shall take into account the following factor…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-55

The call for applications must include at least the following information: 1° The objectives of the study; 2° The obligations of the health care organisations selected at the end of the selection proc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Guarantee marks

Article L715-5

In addition to the grounds for revocation provided for in Articles L. 714-5 and L. 714-6, the owner of the guarantee mark shall be declared to have forfeited his rights on the following grounds: 1° Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-5

…surplus from the operating section for the financial year ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the approval of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-52

The management account drawn up by the Corsican regional authority's accounting officer presents the Corsican regional authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-5

…al stay, patients who have been administered a labile blood product are informed in writing. In the case of minors, this information is communicated to the holders of parental authority, unless the mi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R121-5

…institution La Monnaie de Paris is placed under the supervision of the Minister for the Economy.It may be referred to by the acronym "MdP".Its head office is located at 11, quai de Conti, Paris.

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