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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L722-5

…oceedings under this chapter may order, if necessary under a fine, in order to determine the origin and distribution networks of the allegedly infringing products, the production of any documents or i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-5

Practitioners called to appear before the Disciplinary Board may be assisted by a colleague of their choice or by a lawyer registered with the Bar.The Disciplinary Board may only take a decision if a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Non-seizability of the principal residence

Article L526-5

…applicable to loans granted to any natural person registered in the National Register of Companies and to the sole managing partner of a limited liability company, and secured by a rechargeable mortg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-5

…own Planning Code may refer the matter to the Competition Authority for it to issue the injunctions and financial penalties provided for in Article L. 464-2 of this code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

A certified copy of the claim form and the decision shall be served, at the initiative of the claimant, on each of the defendants. The European order for payment opposition form shall be annexed to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-5

…es for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The rules applicable to the Agency's contract staff ; 2° The definition of pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-5

…sation based on documents provided in English, which may be used as a basis for questions, comments and requests for translation, lasting a maximum of half an hour (coefficient 1). Admission is decide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Conditions common to the terms "children and adolescents" and "young children, children and adolescents".

Article D6124-177-58

…addition to the premises provided for in Article D. 6124-177-1, the authorised site includes indoor and outdoor living and play areas for patients.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Conditions common to the terms "children and adolescents" and "young children, children and adolescents".

Article D6124-177-59

I.- By way of derogation from article D. 6124-177-2, the hospitalisation sector may include rooms with up to four beds. They are organised in such a way as to ensure that patients' privacy is respecte…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L621-5

For the application of article L. 412-1 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the words: "carried out pursuant to article L. 442-4-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code" are replaced by the wo…

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