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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-5

The illegality due to a formal or procedural defect in the regional health plan and its components as provided for in article L. 1434-2 may not be invoked by way of exception after the expiry of a per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-5

The Institut national du cancer may receive donations and legacies.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L251-5

Any distributor who, in his capacity as assignee or agent, has exploitation rights for the marketing of an audiovisual work in the genres of fiction, animation, creative documentary or audiovisual ada…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-5

The purchaser may use a central purchasing body located in another Member State of the European Union, provided that this choice has not been made with the aim of evading the application of national p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-5

The invention must be set out in the patent application in a sufficiently clear and complete manner to enable a person skilled in the art to carry it out. Where an invention involving biological mater…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article L314-5

The overall effective rate determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 is mentioned in any written document evidencing a loan agreement governed by this sec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Voluntary departure period

Article L612-5

The administrative authority may terminate the period of voluntary departure granted pursuant to article L. 612-1 if a reason for refusing this period appears after notification of the decision relati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative expulsion decisions

Article L722-5

The administrative authority may not automatically enforce an administrative ban from French territory when the foreign national is a minor.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Right to communicate

Article L744-5

In each place of detention, the detained foreign national may confer confidentially with his lawyer in a room set aside for this purpose. This room shall be accessible in all circumstances at the requ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-5

Trade union organisations which meet the criteria of respect for republican values and independence, which have been legally constituted for at least two years and whose professional and geographical…

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