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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L261-5

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-5

The following are punishable by the penalties laid down in Article L. 1543-3: 1° Falsifying medicinal substances intended for sale ; 2° Exhibiting, offering for sale or selling falsified medicinal sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 3222-4, in each department a departmental commission for psychiatric care is responsible for examining the situation of persons admitted for psychiatr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L1143-5

…in the costs incurred by the association, including those relating to the implementation of article L. 1143-12. It may order, where it deems it necessary and compatible with the nature of the case, th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-5

…examines the implementation of programming commitments made in application of 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23.He may obtain any additional information he deems useful. As part of this review, it makes…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-5

Public health establishments, the bodies referred to in article L. 124-4 of the Social Security Code that manage health establishments and health cooperation structures with a public law legal persona…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L342-5

…mediary who collects a sum of money in connection with one of the transactions mentioned in article L. 322-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The court may also or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising.

Article L511-57

…of the aforementioned courts, with an extract from the nominative statement provided for in Article L. 511-56.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3241-5

…ibited from taking responsibility in their own budgets for the public services mentioned in Article L. 3241-4 for expenditure other than that resulting from duly approved treaties or specifications. D…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-5

…or the insurance company which provides its guarantee or the guarantee fund provided for in article L. 421-1.

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