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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L1161-5

The purpose of learning programmes is to enable patients to acquire the technical skills needed to use a medicinal product.They are implemented by healthcare professionals acting on behalf of an opera…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-50

Granting a usurious loan to another person or assisting, in any capacity or in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in obtaining or granting a usurious loan or a loan that would become usurious…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation and payment procedures.

Article L5422-5

An action for repayment of an insurance allowance that has been wrongly paid is time-barred after three years. In the event of fraud or misrepresentation, the limitation period is ten years. These per…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article L352-5

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall hold eligible basic own funds covering the Minimum Capital Requirement, which may not be less than an absolute floor.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-5

Pursuant to the provisions applicable in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements, the following also constitute enforceable titles: 1° Deeds drawn up by a notary in these three départements w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Forwarding agents.

Article L132-5

He is liable for damage to or loss of goods and effects, unless otherwise stipulated in the consignment note, or force majeure..

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Allocation

Article L2313-5

Defence or security contracts may be awarded in separate lots. The purchaser determines the number, size and subject of the lots.It may limit the number of lots for which a single economic operator ma…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment arrangements

Article L2391-5

All deferred payment is prohibited in defence or security contracts.However, a joint decision by the Minister for Defence and the Minister for the Budget may authorise the insertion of a clause provid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5

Court-appointed representatives may form legal entities among themselves for the joint exercise of their profession, with the exception of legal forms that confer the status of trader on their partner…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

The types of media, the rates of remuneration and the methods of payment thereof shall be determined by a commission chaired by a representative of the State and composed, in addition, as to half, of…

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