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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-5

A monitoring committee shall be set up to ensure that the files provided for in article L. 451-1-1 function properly. The members of the committee are appointed by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-5

The centres for the fight against cancer defined in Article L. 6162-1 and the private health establishments managed by the legal entities under private law mentioned in 1° of II of Article 1 of Law No…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-5

The State allocates annually to each of the regions concerned a global allocation for cultural development which is set by the Finance Act under the conditions set out in articles L. 1614-1 and L. 161…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-5

Where there are no conciliation proceedings in progress, the court may also be seised at the request of the public prosecutor for the purpose of opening receivership proceedings. Subject to the same p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-5

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 322-1 to L. 322-7 shall be punishable by confiscation of the goods offered for sale and, in addition, a fine of 3,750 euros, which shall be imposed jointly…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3611-5

The groupings of territorial authorities and the mixed syndicates provided for in article L. 5721-2 of which the Metropole of Lyon is a member have the same rights and are subject to the same obligati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-5

Subject to the provisions of article L. 2531-7, the payment is allocated to the financing of investment and operating expenses for regular public passenger transport carried out in the Paris transport…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1235-5

The rules of good practice that apply to the removal, preparation, preservation, transport and use of human body organs are drawn up by the Agence de la biomédecine after consultation with the Agence…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-5

In order to encourage young people mentioned in article L. 5131-3 to enter into a contractual support scheme for employment and independence mentioned in article L. 5131-4 or who are monitored by Pôle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-5

For the application in Mayotte of the first paragraph of article L. 1225-61, the words: "within the meaning of article L. 513-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "within the mean…

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