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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-5

The unauthorised use of the title of medical regulation assistant or of a diploma, certificate or other title legally required for the practice of this profession is punishable as the offence of usurp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Healthcare assistants

Article L4391-5

When the authorisation to practise or declaration to provide services is issued, the care assistant must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating to the systems…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4424-5

Chapter II of Title V of Book II of this Part is applicable in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-5

Ambulance drivers who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and who are established and legally practising amb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Offences concerning limited liability companies

Article L241-5

It is punishable by a fine of €9,000 for managers to fail to submit the inventory, annual accounts and management report drawn up for each financial year to the shareholders' meeting or sole sharehold…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-5

Any interested party may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, subject to a fine, the president of the general meeting of shareholders or bondholders to transcribe th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to liquidation

Article L247-5

Contravening the prohibition on performing the duties of liquidator is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros. Anyone convicted pursuant to the preceding paragraph may no long…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-5

The nullity of the economic interest group and of its acts or deliberations may only result from a breach of the mandatory provisions of this chapter, or from one of the causes of nullity of contracts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-53

The cross-border conversion shall take effect on the date of registration of the company in the register of commerce and companies. A cross-border conversion which has taken effect in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: Leasing of shares

Article L239-5

Any interested party may request the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin the legal representative of the joint stock company or limited liability company, under a penalty pa…

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