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Showing 26012610 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secret remedies.

Article R5125-59

The dose of each active substance is defined as : 1° either its weight per unit of intake determined ; 2° or its centesimal proportion by weight in the preparation; or 3° or, in the case of a product…

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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…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-5

The donor cannot know the identity of the recipient, nor can the recipient know the identity of the donor. No information that could identify both the donor and the recipient of a body part or product…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R523-5

A garnishee who, without a legitimate reason, fails to provide the information required, is liable to pay the sums for which the seizure was made if the debtor is convicted and subject to recourse aga…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: FRAUD

Article L441-5

If the manufacturer has designed its appliance with provision for cases of self-repair and has given adequate safety instructions so that a user can carry out self-repair, the manufacturer cannot be h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2215-5

Precarious or essentially revocable road permissions on public roads which are placed within the remit of the mayor and the purpose of which is, in particular, the establishment in the ground of the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed

Article R6331-51

Approval may be withdrawn by joint order of the ministers responsible for vocational training, seafarers and sea fishing if the legal provisions applicable to the organisation or any special condition…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

The design and construction obligations for placing machinery on the market do not apply to the following products: 1° Products which, although meeting the definition of machinery, are subject, exclus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-5

By way of derogation from Article L. 4111-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Traders.

Article R128-5

When one of the measures mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 128-1 is removed from the register of commerce and companies, the registrar responsible for keeping this register, where applica…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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