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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-5

The portfolio management companies referred to in Article L. 532-9, which provide the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 or register the units or shares of the undertakings for collec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-5

The sites of the medical biology laboratory are located either in the same area determined in application of b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9, or in a maximum of three of these adjoining areas, unless an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Municipal police

Article L2212-5

The duties of municipal police officers and the organisation of municipal police services are governed by the provisions of Title I of Book V of the Internal Security Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-5

The sale to the public of medicinal plants, whether mixed or not, in all public places, in private homes and in shops other than pharmacies and herbalists' shops, is punishable by a fine of €3,750.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-5

Companies that prepare consolidated accounts in accordance with articles L. 233-18 to L. 233-26 may, under the conditions set out in article L. 123-17 and notwithstanding article L. 123-18, register t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-5

Persons who have proved that they were regularly practising the profession of chiropodist on 1 May 1946 and who have received authorisation may perform, for life, the acts within the competence of chi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Loan guarantees

Article L2252-5

Notwithstanding the transfer, whether voluntary or by operation of law, of all or part of its competencies in terms of housing policy or housing to a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-5

Failure to comply with the administrative decisions referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 8272-1 and in articles L. 8272-2 or L. 8272-4 is punishable by two months' imprisonment and a fine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical biology laboratory

Article L6212-5

Only organisations that meet the conditions laid down in this book may use the designation of medical biology laboratory.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II

Article L3232-5

No foodstuff for everyday consumption intended for the final consumer distributed in the collectivities mentioned in Article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint…

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