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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article R5143-5

…ly of veterinary medicinal products by the groups provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5143-6 are carried out under the supervision of a pharmacist who actually participates in the techni…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article R311-5

…Article L. 311-1 crosses a threshold applicable to it, among those mentioned in I of Article L. 311-5, it shall inform the supervisory board within one month of this crossing. This person has a period…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-58

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, as part of the implementation of the due diligence measures provided for in Articles L. 561-4-1 to L. 561-14-2, persons subject to the AML/CFT reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-5

The AIF or its management company shall send the information mentioned in Article D. 214-32-7-6:1° To the company concerned ;2° To the shareholders of the company concerned whose identity and contact…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-5

…f notice is cumulative with the redundancy payment and with the payment provided for in article L. 1235-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-5

The following are punishable by the penalties laid down in Article L. 1543-3: 1° Falsifying medicinal substances intended for sale ; 2° Exhibiting, offering for sale or selling falsified medicinal sub…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article R224-51

The obligation set out in article L. 224-111 does not apply in the following cases: 1° When parts from the circular economy are not available within the timeframe compatible with the date or timeframe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-5

…value of the assets determined in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 343-11 and R. 343-12 and the sum of the provisions mentioned in 1°, 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of article R. 343-3. For the ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-53

…for a period of at least ten years, includes the following information: 1° The nature of the work; 2° The characteristics of the ionising radiation to which the worker is likely to be exposed; 3° The…

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