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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Article L1244-5

The donor is granted leave of absence by her employer to attend the examinations and undergo the procedures required for ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval. If the donor is an employee, authoris…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to overseas departments and regions.

Article L732-5

Judgments of the mixed commercial courts are rendered, except where provisions provide for a single judge, by a panel comprising, in addition to the president, three judges elected or appointed under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-5

…in the department may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the departmental council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devolved to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-58-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 613-58-1, the application is deemed to have been accepted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-2

The third parties receiving or issuing procedural documents, referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 814-13, expressly consent or request to use electronic communication by registering on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Information provided at the time of implementation

Article L2312-57

In the absence of an agreement, one month after each election of the social and economic committee, the employer provides it with economic and financial documentation specifying: 1° The legal form of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-51

As from the completion of the cross-border conversion: 1° All the assets and liabilities of the company resulting from the transformation are those of the company at the origin of the transformation;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Offences concerning limited liability companies

Article L241-5

It is punishable by a fine of €9,000 for managers to fail to submit the inventory, annual accounts and management report drawn up for each financial year to the shareholders' meeting or sole sharehold…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article L325-5

Without prejudice to the right of the parties to bring proceedings before the court, disputes relating to multi-territorial exploitation authorisations for online rights in musical works may be submit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-5

Only the following may be imposed on communes, départements and regions:1° Technical requirements and procedures provided for by a law or a decree adopted in application of a law and applicable to all…

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