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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-5

When a medical biology laboratory established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area carries out the analytical phase of medical biology…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-5

I. - The Territorial Council may, where it has been empowered to do so at its request by law or by decree, as the case may be, adapt the legislative or regulatory provisions in force to the particular…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-55

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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…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-53

Where workers from several undertakings are present in the same workplace, the head of the user undertaking shall specify in the explosion protection document the purpose, measures and procedures for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-5

When the agreement establishing the inter-company savings plan provides for the collection of sums from profit-sharing, it exempts the companies mentioned in articles L. 3323-6 and L. 3323-7 from conc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-5

The request for the issue of the bulletin and the response from the criminal record are made via the following administrative authorities: 1° The director of the inter-ministerial departmental directo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-5

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros to carry out or cause to be carried out research involving the human person: 1° Without having obtained a favourable opinion from…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-5

The following are allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée :1° Proceeds from the reimbursement of advances on receipts granted before 1 January 1996 for the production of cinema…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Ad hoc administrators

Article R53-5

The striking off of an ad hoc administrator may be pronounced each year by the general assembly of the court of appeal, either at the request of the person concerned or on the initiative of the first…

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