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Showing 891900 of 61689 articles for Art. s. L 313-3 to L 313-5

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-5

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the conditions under which the bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-5

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee made up, in particular, of professionals, grant individual authorisation to practise one of the professions mentioned in Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-53

I. - The resolution board may use a bridging institution to acquire, on one or more occasions, on a provisional basis and with a view to a sale under the conditions it sets, in compliance with competi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article L531-5

In the event of conviction for offences punishable under articles L. 531-3 and L. 531-4, the court may also order: 1° That the decision be displayed and distributed in accordance with the conditions s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-5

This Title does not apply to insurance contracts intended to cover risks relating to pleasure boating. Such contracts are subject to the provisions of Titles I, II and III of this Book. However, the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-5

The investor or company carrying out the activities referred to in article L. 151-3 must provide the administrative authority in charge of the foreign investment authorisation and control procedure, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-5

Any employee who wishes to participate in economic, social and environmental training courses or sessions or trade union training organised either by centres attached to the trade union organisations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-5

Measures relating to the euro and those necessary for the operation of Economic and Monetary Union, other than those mentioned in Article L. 721-3, are made applicable by regulation to Saint-Pierre-et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-5

Any matter relating to the Agency's remit may be referred to it by the Minister for Health, where appropriate at the request of other ministers or other public establishments of the State, and by any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-57

I. - (Repealed)II. - (Repealed)III. - (Repealed)IV. - Proceeds from gaming carried out in casinos governed by Article L. 321-3 of the Internal Security Code, except where they are registered in Wallis…

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