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Showing 54715480 of 39275 articles for Art. Décret 2013-392 du 10-5-2013

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6332-5

…ing articles of the Electoral Code apply to the preparatory operations for the ballot and to the conduct of voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6313-1, the following articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-5

Expenses relating to the organisation of the referendum constitute a compulsory expense of the territorial authority that decided on it. Expenses resulting from electoral assemblies held in communes f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R754-5

I. - Article R. 313-1 is applicable, subject to the adaptations in II, in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2016 884 of 29 June 2016.II. - For the application of I…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-5

…ary. II.-In the absence of an agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2019-775 du 24 juillet 2019 tendant à créer un droit voisin au profit des agences de presse et des éditeurs d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-51

Unless the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution grants a waiver on a case-by-case basis, in particular to take account of an overall change in market conditions, the sum of the positive re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-5

When subject to the obligation provided for in 10° of article 138 (paragraph 2) the accused chooses the practitioner or establishment that will provide the examination, treatment or care. He or she sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-51

…g of the prescription by the patient are given in advance to the person dispensing the medicinal product.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-5

…legal actions in which one of the parties is a company formed in accordance with the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérales soumises…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article L2513-5

…ces;- the participation of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis;- the participation of the Bouches-du-Rhône departmental council.The Marseilles municipality may also receive, in respect of the genera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Career paths

Article R4021-5

…ofessionals, regardless of their status or mode of practice, on the website of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu (National Agency for Continuing Professional Development). Th…

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