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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…e Olympic emblems, flag, motto and symbol ;2° The Olympic anthem;3° The logo, mascot, slogan and posters of the Olympic Games;4° The year of the Olympic Games "city + year", in conjunction with the Fr…

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

Article L311-5

…de and the principles set out in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-25 of the same code relating to the determination of their remuneration. These standard clauses are drawn up by agreement between the prof…

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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

In exceptional cases, the matter may again be referred to the liberty and custody judge for the purpose of extending the period of detention beyond the maximum period provided for in article L. 742-4,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-5

…3 and L. 3134-4 do not apply: 1° To work which, in the case of serious necessity or in the public interest, must be carried out immediately ; 2° For a Sunday, to the completion of an inventory prescri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 8: Automated processing of personal data called "Application de gestion du dispositif national d'accueil des demandeurs d'asile" (Application for managing the national reception system for asylum seekers)

Article R142-51

…facilities for asylum seekers and to identify existing and available accommodation; 2° To provide material reception conditions for asylum seekers, by assessing their needs and vulnerability; 3° Guidi…

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

Article L2333-52

The communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation which, on 31 December 1983, collected the special tax on gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets by companies operating s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 5126-1 :1° Internal-use pharmacies may prepare sterile medical devices or their accessories for healthcare professionals and biologists in charge of m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-52

…ym; 2° The form of the issuing company; 3° The amount of share capital ; 4° The address of the registered office; 5° The date of registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register and the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5

…entity, by collecting the legal form, name, registration number, address of the legal entity's registered office and the address of the actual place of management of the business, if different from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-5

…eferences to the provisions of the Civil Code, the Commercial Code and the Trade and Companies Register are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose;2° Reference…

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