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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5

…al health agency organises, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the public service mission of permanence of care mentioned in article L. 6314-1. Its procedures, drawn up in assoc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article L351-5

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may, subject to the prior approval of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, apply a transitional deduction to technical provisions. This deductio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L522-5

I.-Prior to taking out or subscribing to a contract as referred to in article L. 522-1, the intermediary or the insurance or capitalisation undertaking shall specify in writing the requirements and ne…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-5

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 521-3, failure to comply with the prohibition imposed by article L. 521-2 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Relationship between group agreements, inter-company agreements, company agreements and establishment agreements

Article L2253-5

When an agreement concluded in all or part of a group expressly provides for this, its stipulations replace the stipulations having the same object in agreements or conventions concluded previously or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-5

The most suitable method for transporting the bodies is regulated by the mayor depending on the locality.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-5

…he territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands is responsible for dispensing medicines and medical devices and their accessories.This pharmacy is managed by a pharmacist appointed by the director of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L732-5

When house arrest has been imposed pursuant to 6°, 7° or 8° of article L. 731-3 or articles L. 731-4 or L. 731-5, the maximum period of six months provided for in article L. 732-4 does not apply.In th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Integration companies.

Article L5132-5

…oyed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application of article L. 1242-3. During the performance of these contracts, one or more agreements concluded pursuant to a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-5

Any trader may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumption to take a formal position on the compliance with articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4 and the regulatory measures a…

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