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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence

Article L512-5

The conditions of professional competence to be met by insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and ancillary insurance intermediaries who are natural persons acting in their own name, persons who dire…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article L121-5

The public prosecutor ensures that judgments and other enforceable titles are enforced.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Counterfeiting and other product-related offences

Article L413-5

It is forbidden for any professional to display or offer for sale products marked with false or altered names.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-51

…collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention may: 1° Specify the limits and procedures for carrying over hours from one week to another when a system of individualised work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-52

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-48, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall dete…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…arned premiums or contributions, whichever is higher. Premiums or contributions net of cancellation and taxes for classes 11, 12 and 13 listed in article R. 321-1 are increased by 50%. Premiums or con…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notification of the contract

Article R2182-5

The contracts of local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments take effect on the date of receipt of notification of the contract to the contractor, subject to compliance with the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Signing the concession contract

Article R3125-5

The concession contract may be signed electronically, in accordance with the procedures laid down by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article R412-5

When foodstuffs are not pre-packaged, the indication and, where appropriate, the letter "L" appear on the packaging or container or, failing this, on the commercial documents referring to them. In all…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-5

…dvance on the third party's remuneration as close as possible to his foreseeable final remuneration and shall determine the period within which the person responsible for the breach shall deposit it w…

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