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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-5

The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in Article L. 653-1 against whom one of the following facts has been established: 1° Having exercised a commercial, craft or agric…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-5

I.- The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings may propose in the secondary insolvency proceedings a draft safeguard or recovery plan drawn up in accordance with the provisions of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…e amount of the overall operating grant to be entered in the primary budget; 4° (paragraph deleted) 5° The change in the retail price index between 1 January and 31 December of the previous financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-5

…or 4° ter of Article L. 631-2-1: a) Under the conditions laid down, as the case may be, in Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5

With a view to their inclusion in the register of generic groups referred to in Article L. 5121-10, generic medicinal products are identified by a decision of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

…of economic development: economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-5

…ur la mobilité, and a representative of the Chambre de l'économie sociale et solidaire de Mayotte ; 5° Persons qualified in the field of ecological transition, after consultation with the President of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…of the Olympic Games "city + year", in conjunction with the French Paralympic and Sports Committee;5° The terms "Olympic Games", "Olympism" and "Olympiad" and the acronym "JO";6° The terms "Olympic",…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

…rd clauses ensuring respect for the moral rights granted to authors by articles L. 121-1 and L. 121-5 of the Intellectual Property Code and the principles set out in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-25 of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: New extensions

Article L742-5

…e removal decision:a) an application for protection against removal under 9° of article L. 611-3 or 5° of Article L. 631-3;b) or an application for asylum under the conditions provided for in Articles…

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