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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-5

…wal of authorisations for pubs the opening of which is prohibited. Licences issued under article 33 may only be issued to persons who can prove that they are French nationals or nationals of a State o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-5

…esearch units appointed by the Minister for Health. Board members are elected for three years. They may be re-elected. The Executive Committee prepares and implements the deliberations of the National…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-5

Rights of enjoyment that may be transferred by inheritance or by assignment are extinguished on the date of posting of the statement provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 2421-4, unless, on…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-5

The applicant who requests, pursuant to the 6° of article 515-11 of the Civil Code, authorisation to conceal his domicile or residence is exempt from indicating the address in his document instituting…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A111-5

…s this is justified by the data referred to in article L. 111-7 , the taking into account of gender may result in differences in premiums and benefits proportionate to the risks in respect of insuranc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disputes

Article R2143-5

…court registry within three days by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.The decision may be appealed to the Supreme Court within ten days. The appeal shall be lodged, investigated and j…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-51

…r consultation with the national company and the regional companies concerned. The regional council may, in exceptional circumstances, sit in another location within the jurisdiction of the court of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-57

The maximum duration of employability assistance, set at twenty-four months by article L. 5134-67-1, may be extended, in application of the third paragraph of the same article, for the remaining durat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Processing of personal data concerning health necessary for the adapted support of jobseekers with disabilities

Article D5312-53

…e free movement of such data, in particular via the data processing website mentioned in Article R. 5312-38. II - The rights of access, rectification, as well as the right to limit processing and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Apprenticeship supervisors

Article R6226-5

…ompany. Notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 6223-6, the maximum number of apprentices that may be taken on simultaneously in a temporary work undertaking is set at five per apprenticeship mas…

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