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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-5

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The rules applicable to the Agency's contract staff ; 2° The defi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-5

The dissolution of the company does not automatically result in the termination of the leases of the buildings used for its corporate activity, including the residential premises attached to these bui…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-5

…d defined by decree. During this period, the pricing or funding arrangements of the organisation employing or hosting the beneficiary of the work experience period remain unchanged.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-5

Active substances may only be imported from third countries if they have been manufactured in accordance with standards of good practice at least equivalent to those laid down by the European Union, a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Object of protection

Article L511-5

The design of a part of a complex product shall be regarded as new and having its own character only to the extent that: a) The part, once incorporated into the complex product, remains visible during…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-5

If the grounds for invalidity affect the design only in part, the registration may be maintained in a modified form provided that, in that form, the design meets the criteria for the grant of protecti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-5

The guarantee fund may intervene, even before the criminal courts and even for the first time on appeal, with a view in particular to contesting the principle or the amount of the compensation claimed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-5

A person undergoing psychiatric care, whether or not in the form of full hospitalisation, on account of a mental disorder, retains all his rights and duties as a citizen at the end of such care, subje…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-5

Addiction treatment, support and prevention centres may dispense medicines strictly in line with their remit, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-5

The proposed settlement is determined on the basis of the circumstances and seriousness of the offence, the personality of the offender and the offender's resources and liabilities. It specifies the a…

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