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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R1113-5

…person in charge of the admissions department, or any other agent or employee of the establishment, and the accompanying person or, failing this, another agent or employee of the establishment. The it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination of prevention.

Article R4511-5

…of the user company is responsible for the general coordination of the prevention measures he takes and those taken by all the heads of external companies working on his site.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…k application must, on pain of rejection, comply with the provisions of Articles L. 711-2, L. 712-2 and L. 712-4 as well as, where applicable, articles L. 715-1 to L. 715-4 or articles L. 715-6 to L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L6241-5

Any failure by a doctor or pharmacist to provide the information provided for in articles L. 4113-9 and L. 4221-19 respectively , in the cases mentioned in article L. 6223-3, or to provide false infor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Liquidation.

Article R310-5

The maximum duration of liquidation sales set at two months by Article L. 310-1 is reduced to fifteen days in the event of seasonal suspension of the declarant's activity.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Liquidation

Article A310-5

…ticle A. 310-4. For establishments practising distance selling, the date of the letter to the mayor and the reasons for the postponement are brought to the attention of consumers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5441-5

Repeated offences under article R. 5441-1 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-5

The time limit for filing an opposition, in accordance with Article L. 712-4, runs from the publication of the Gazette by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. The opposition is notified to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-5

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3164-2 to L. 3164-4, relating to weekly and Sunday rest periods for young workers, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-51

When the lender requests that the contract be rescinded, it may demand immediate repayment of the outstanding capital and payment of the interest due. Until the date of actual payment, the outstanding…

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