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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-53

Any decision to place a person under judicial supervision taken pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of recognition and supervision in the territory of the Republic or in that of another Member S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-51

…ng file, entered using a teleservice. The letter describes the activity and certifies that the signatory has approved the supporting file. It is sent via the teleservice to the Minister for Research a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-5

…bile blood product are informed in writing. In the case of minors, this information is communicated to the holders of parental authority, unless the minor has made known his or her opposition as provi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-5

…ation has been filed in the form of a provisional patent application provided for in Article R. 612-3-1. Where the patent application has been filed in the form of a provisional application, the searc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disclosure statement

Article R722-5

…closure declaration provided for in Article L. 722-7 shall be made at the written request of the customs administration by the consignor, the consignee or their representative, as the case may be, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-5

…tail sale by a street vendor of drinks from the fourth and fifth groups is punishable by a fine of €3,750.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-5

…or the application of this book in Réunion: 1° The last sentence of Article L. 264-1, the reference to article L. 754-3 is deleted.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-5

…part, within the limits set by the organisation and mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 322-3, the authorisation he has given to the collective management organisation to manage his econom…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-5

The general meeting of members is held at least once a year.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article L325-5

Without prejudice to the right of the parties to bring proceedings before the court, disputes relating to multi-territorial exploitation authorisations for online rights in musical works may be submit…

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