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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-5

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles 39 and 40 of Law 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 containing various provisions for adaptin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-5

…eir partner in a civil solidarity pact, their cohabitee or one of their parents or direct relatives may have been a victim in the current year or in the two previous years; - guardianship, curatorship…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Martin

Article L772-5

…l or total payment of the taxes provided for therein. When the department referred to in article L. 561-23 has received information about fraudulent evasion or attempted fraudulent evasion of the asse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1131-5

In a patient presenting a symptom of a genetic disease, a genetic characteristics test may only be prescribed as part of an individual medical consultation. In the case of an asymptomatic person with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-52

…to send the votes corresponds to that shown on the summary statement referred to in Article R. 713-50. If a discrepancy is noted, this is noted in the minutes initialled by each member of the committ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article D612-53

…limit, the Authority's opinion is deemed to be favourable. If the Authority deems it necessary, it may request additional information by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent either…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-5

…a system under the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, in application of the provisions of II of Article L. 1461-3, are designated and authorised by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-56

…logy unit provides intensive care, these paramedical staff are assigned exclusively to the unit and may not have other concomitant duties in another unit. The management of paramedical staff may be sh…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L233-5

…country of which they are nationals apply, the third-country nationals mentioned in articles L. 200-5 aged over eighteen or, if they wish to work, aged at least sixteen, must be in possession of a res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Committee for Medical Assessment.

Article D1414-50

…Deans of the Faculties of Medicine;4° The President of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie ;5° The president of the conference of presidents of the medical committees of university hospital ce…

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