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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deratting, disinsectisation and disinfection of means of transport

Article R3115-54

The procedures for applying deratting, disinsectisation or disinfection products to a means of transport, depending on the nature of the health threat, comply with the provisions of article L. 522-4 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4311-53

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to nurses.For the application of article R. 4124-3-5 to nurses, 1°, 2…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5-1

The partners may, in the initial agreement or in an amending agreement, choose to make the property they acquire, together or separately, subject to the joint ownership regime as from the registration…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5-3

…t, each partner is manager of the undivided property and may exercise the powers recognised by articles 1873-6 to 1873-8. For the administration of undivided property, the partners may enter into an a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-5

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file shall be subject, as a security measure, to the obligations set out in this article. The person is required, either, if he or she resides abroad, to c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseils en propriété industrielle (French only)

Article R422-51-5

Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseil en propriété industrielle resulting from a merger or demerger are subject to the provisions of articles R. 422-51-2 to R. 422-5…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4a: Supervision of the practice of the profession

Article R422-55-5

Within thirty days of the end of the physical inspection operations, the inspector(s) will send a provisional report to the person who was the subject of the inspection. The latter will have a period…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Priority question of constitutionality

Article R*532-59

The plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution shall be raised, in accordance with the provisions of article 23-1 of order no. 58-1067 of 7 Nove…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-5

At any time during the information procedure, judicial isolation may be terminated by order of the investigating judge, acting ex officio, on the application of the public prosecutor, at the request o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-5

The report drawn up pursuant to article 63-1 states that the person has been informed of their right to request the assistance of a lawyer from the start of police custody or at any time during its co…

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