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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L5151-5

The personal activity account is made up of :1° The personal training account ;2° The professional prevention account;3° The Citizen Commitment Account.It organises the conversion of rights in accorda…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-5

Failure by the operator to subject a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 to maintenance obligations and quality controls pursuant to Article L. 5212-1 is punishable by two years'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5

For a manufacturer, agent, distributor or importer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 to carry out, cause to be carried out, disseminate or cause to be disseminated adver…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-5

When the authorisation to practise or the declaration of provision of services is issued, the medical biologist must have the language skills required to carry out these functions and those relating t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L6473-5

The local authority receives the lump-sum grant under the conditions set out in article L. 3334-3. It also receives a share of the equalisation allowance provided for in article L. 3334-4 and the spec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations concerned

Article L722-5

Transfers of funds other than those mentioned in 1° to 9° of Article L. 722-4 are governed by Articles L. 722-9 to L. 722-17.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trial period.

Article L7313-5

The employment contract may include a trial period of no more than three months.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L7342-5

Movements of concerted refusal to provide their services organised by the workers referred to in Article L. 7341-1 with a view to defending their professional claims may not, except in the case of abu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-5

The enforcement officers referred to in article L. 8271-1-2 may, upon written request, obtain from the bodies responsible for a social protection scheme or from the funds providing paid leave services…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-5

Title III of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1231-1 A, L. 1233-3, L. 1233-4, L. 1234-3-1, L. 1234-4, L. 1235-1, with the exc…

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