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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees or in application of Article L. 2232-12

Article R2232-5

Disputes relating to the electorate and to the regularity of the consultation shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court, which shall have final jurisdiction. They shall be lodged within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority

Article D3345-5

The depositories of the agreements and regulations mentioned in Article D. 2231-5 are the Departmental Directors of Employment, Labour and Solidarity, the Departmental Directors of Employment, Labour,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-5

The ten representatives of the municipalities and their alternates are elected by the College of French Mayors, by a one-round majority list ballot, with complete lists submitted, without adding or de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: University Hospital High Committee

Article D6142-52

…on to its chairman, the committee comprises sixteen members: 1° Three directors of medical training and research units appointed by the Conference of Directors of Medical Training and Research Units a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions common to the National Commission for Voting Operations and the Regional Commissions for Voting Operations

Article R2122-48-5

…n emergencies, the members of the committee shall receive a notice of meeting containing the agenda and, where applicable, the documents required to examine the matters on the agenda.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-5

When the acknowledgement is registered, its effects for the application of articles 311-21 or 311-23 date back to the date of referral to the public prosecutor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Limitation period for wrongful acts.

Article L1332-5

No penalty imposed more than three years prior to the commencement of disciplinary proceedings may be invoked in support of a new penalty.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2341-5

The provisions of articles L. 2141-7 to L. 2141-11 apply.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Supply contracts of contracting entities

Article R2153-5

The list of countries and sectors covered, on the date of its publication, by an agreement mentioned in Article L. 2153-2 is specified as necessary by an order of the Minister responsible for the econ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article L622-5

Any third party is prohibited from:- reproducing the protected topography;- commercially exploiting or holding, transhipping, using, exporting or importing for that purpose any such reproduction or an…

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