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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-5

…ne therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, in addition to the activities mentioned in the first paragraph, these good practices cove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-5

…nts, healthcare services or organisations or producers of healthcare products mentioned in articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-2. However, an order by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Social Se…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-5

…must be preceded by consultation with the director. The authors' own rights, as defined in article L. 121-1, may only be exercised by them in respect of the finished audiovisual work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-59

In the absence of an agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-58, the following provisions apply:1° The maximum total number of days that may be taken as leave is six working days per year ;2° The lea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-5

…n and authorisation of the multidisciplinary centres for prenatal diagnosis provided for in Article L. 2131-1;2° The nature of the medical biology tests intended to establish a prenatal diagnosis;3° T…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-58-1

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-1

…onseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires pursuant to Articles L. 814-2 et L. 814-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-5

…e necessary for the operation of Economic and Monetary Union, other than those mentioned in Article L. 721-3, are made applicable by regulation to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in such a way that these me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-5

…ves her written consent after having received appropriate information on the purposes of such removal. This information must be given after the woman has decided to terminate her pregnancy.Such a samp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-5

…he General Tax Code. The present title is applicable to this scheme, with the exception of articles L. 3312-6 and L. 3314-7 of the present code.

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