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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-5

The centre director or manager has overall responsibility for the running of the centre. He or she is responsible for ensuring the overall coherence of staff activities and coordination with external…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-5

In the case provided for in article R. 5141-4, the beneficiary pays the social security bodies concerned the contributions from which he has been exempted, in application of articles L. 161-1-1 and L.…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical transport.

Article L6312-5

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat:-the conditions for approval of any person carrying out medical transport as provided for in article L. 6312-2 ; the conditions under which…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Committee.

Article R4643-5

The Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics comprises a national committee which, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the body. To this end, the counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-5

Only the following may be imposed on communes, départements and regions:1° Technical requirements and procedures provided for by a law or a decree adopted in application of a law and applicable to all…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-5

In the event of a person's escape, the public prosecutor shall immediately inform the victim of the acts that led to the detention or the victim's family of the escape, if the escape is likely to put…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-5

When, in the course of the investigation, it proves impossible to return seized movable property whose retention is no longer necessary to establish the truth, either because the owner cannot be ident…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-5

The police and gendarmerie units may, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 56 to 58 and during the hours set out in Article 59, and after obtaining the agreement of the examining magi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-5

Where the Assize Court is not seised of the appeal against the judgment handed down on the public prosecution, the appeal lodged by a party against the judgment handed down on the civil action alone s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-5

To carry out its missions, the museum: 1° Designs, develops and operates permanent or temporary exhibitions, on its own premises and in other suitable venues, in France and abroad; 2° Manages a centre…

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