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Showing 971980 of 17798 articles for Art. 5°

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-5

…host département or, in Paris, by the Police Prefect;4° By the psychiatrist in charge of the unit ;5° By the general practitioner or psychiatrist in private practice treating the patient;6° By the ps…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-5

…ticles R. * 4433-24 to R. * 4433-32 and R. 4433-33 to R. 4433-36 are not applicable to Saint-Martin;5° Articles R. 4434-1 and R. 4434-2 are not applicable to Saint-Martin;

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-52

…eres may occur; 4° The locations to which the minimum requirements laid down in article R. 4227-50; 5° The procedures and rules according to which workplaces and equipment, including alarm systems, ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-5

…centre, open to the public and to researchers, and preserves the private archives entrusted to it; 5° Welcomes and encourages all activities and initiatives to organise museographic, cultural or spor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-5

…n or authorisation, or failing to provide the financial guarantee provided for in the said Article; 5° Using ionising radiation on the human body for purposes and under conditions other than those pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-5

…1123-8 having been obtained; 4° The provisions of article L. 1121-13 have not been complied with; 5° The research is carried out despite a prohibition or suspension decision taken by the competent a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Staff and operating expenses

Article R1423-51

…of equipment, documentation, office supplies, installation, maintenance and telephone subscription;5° Travel expenses incurred by labour tribunal members in carrying out the labour tribunal activitie…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Award criteria

Article 511-9

…access to the digital files it owns for any other holder of exploitation rights to the same works;5° The artistic ambition of the restoration, assessed in particular with regard to the resources dep…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4234-35

…bject to the penalties of temporary or permanent prohibition from practising provided for in 4° and 5° of article L. 4234-6, is entrusted with teaching duties or is approved as a training supervisor,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2° Special schemes

Article 743

…ases entered into pursuant to articles L. 418-1 to L. 418-5 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 5° Leases in rem jointly and severally entered into pursuant to Article L. 255-3 of the Construction…

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