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Showing 36713680 of 43956 articles for Art. L. 145-5

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6141-54

…e provisions of amended law no. 87-571 of 23rd July 1987 on the development of sponsorship, article L. 6141-7-3 and this section. The directors of the public health institutions concerned present the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R711-59

…nt of a metropolitan chamber of commerce and industry as defined in the second paragraph of article L. 711-1, a president of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry with fewer than 10,000 natio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-5

…nature of the situation;3° Access to specific services available at regional or inter-regional level.II. - In order to achieve these objectives, the territorial mental health project is based on :1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Availability.

Article R6152-50

…dependent on it, a public interest grouping falling within one of the cases provided for in article L. 6134-1 or a health cooperation grouping, a social and medico-social cooperation grouping or a hos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 5

…ce of the price. (4) All the supporting documents referred to above shall be produced in the original. However, where these documents have been deposited with a notary, the originals may be replaced b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-4

…defence secrecy, exposes the perpetrator to the penalties provided for in article 434-4 du code pénal. The search may only be carried out by virtue of a written decision by the magistrate who indicate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-51

…ding, film and audiovisual production, radio, broadcasting and performing arts mentioned in Article L. 5424-21, under the conditions defined in this Article and in Articles D. 5424-51-1 and D. 5424-52…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-50

If the administration finds that the list does not meet the conditions set out in article L. 6156-3, it will give the list delegate a reasoned decision declaring the list inadmissible. This decision i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-5

…last paragraph of I, if the planned revisions concern the elements mentioned in 1° to 6° of Article L. 721-7, a new public enquiry and a new consultation, limited solely to the elements of the amended…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined either by reference to the annual amount of premiums or contributions, or by reference to the…

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