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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Nursery assistants

Article L4392-5

When the authorisation to practise or declaration of provision of services is issued, the childcare assistant must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-5

The unauthorised use of the title of medical regulation assistant or of a diploma, certificate or other title legally required for the practice of this profession is punishable as the offence of usurp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Healthcare assistants

Article L4391-5

When the authorisation to practise or declaration to provide services is issued, the care assistant must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating to the systems…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4424-5

Chapter II of Title V of Book II of this Part is applicable in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-5

Ambulance drivers who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and who are established and legally practising amb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article L241-5

It is punishable by a fine of €9,000 for managers to fail to submit the inventory, annual accounts and management report drawn up for each financial year to the shareholders' meeting or sole sharehold…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-5

The nullity of the economic interest group and of its acts or deliberations may only result from a breach of the mandatory provisions of this chapter, or from one of the causes of nullity of contracts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-5

The manager or managers of a European Economic Interest Grouping are liable, individually or jointly and severally as the case may be, to the grouping or to third parties, either for infringements of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L420-5

A price offer or practice of selling prices to consumers that are unreasonably low in relation to production, processing and marketing costs is prohibited where the purpose of such an offer or practic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-5

Parliamentary committees responsible for competition matters may hear the chairman of the Competition Authority and consult the latter on any matter falling within its remit.

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