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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Emergency medical facilities

Article D6124-5

The non-medical team at the emergency medicine unit is managed by a nursing health executive who is assigned to the unit for all or part of his/her time.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6211-5

An order of the Minister for Health shall determine the nature of the samples to be kept after the analytical phase has been completed, as well as the duration and conditions of storage of these sampl…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-5

A person whose business is listed as belonging to the trade and craft sector in the national register of companies or a trader may not, without the express consent of his spouse, where the latter part…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-5

Embryonic or foetal tissues or cells may only be removed, preserved and used following termination of pregnancy for diagnostic, therapeutic or scientific purposes. The woman who has undergone a termin…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 10: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Article R211-50

Any natural or legal person who is a national of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who wishes to become establishe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-5

The report of the classification committee to which the matter has been referred characterises the work or document and, in particular, indicates the sequences or images likely to give rise to particu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Taking into account the nature of services

Article R2121-5

For works contracts, the estimated value of the requirement is determined, irrespective of the number of economic operators called upon and the number of contracts to be awarded, by taking into accoun…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonuses

Article R2172-5

Where the purchaser is not subject to Book IV or where it does not organise a design contest, economic operators who have submitted services that comply with the consultation documents are awarded a p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-5

Subsequent contracts and purchase orders may only be concluded or issued during the period of validity of the framework agreement. Their period of performance shall be fixed in accordance with the usu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commercial guarantee

Article D217-5

Any commercial guarantee contract referred to in Article L. 224-25-27, entered into in connection with the supply of digital content and digital services includes a box in accordance with the model sh…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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