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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article L548-5

…l civil liability in the event of a breach of their professional obligations, as defined in article L. 548-6. II. - A decree lays down the conditions for application of this article, in particular the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for public services.

Article L2512-5

In the case of the staff mentioned in article L. 2512-1 who are not subject to the provisions of article 1 of law no. 82-889 of 19 October 1982, the absence of service as a result of a concerted cessa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-51

…ng equivalent functions;2° Persons who effectively manage the company within the meaning of Article L. 511-13 and who are not mentioned in 1° ;3° All persons responsible for the procedures, systems an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Recourse in the event of non-payment

Article L131-55

…dated and signed by him, on the cheque or on an extension; for the rest, the provisions of article L. 131-49 are applicable. Once the force majeure has ceased, the bearer must, without delay, present…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L220-5

…to compulsory insurance who has been unable to obtain a policy for the risks referred to in article L. 220-1 from at least three of the undertakings authorised in the class corresponding to these risk…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-5

Practitioners who hold both, pursuant to 1° of article L. 4111-1, one of the diplomas, certificates or titles required for the practice of the profession of doctor, and one of the diplomas, certificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 4332-2, employees who have practised the profession of psychomotrician on a principal basis for at least three years during the ten years prior t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Variable capital

Article L231-5

…um below which the capital may not be reduced by withdrawals of contributions authorised by article L. 231-1. This sum may not be less than one tenth of the share capital stipulated in the Articles of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-5

…s choice and inviting it to present, within a period specified by the decree referred to in Article L. 522-10, its written observations and, where appropriate, its oral observations. After this period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-5

When a medicinal product or product subject to the marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8, to registration as a traditional herbal medicinal product or to registration as a homeopat…

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