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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-5

…ncial benefits granted by the seller expressed as a percentage of the net unit price of the product and increased by turnover tax, specific taxes relating to this resale and the price of transport. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article R2513-5

…nce with the provisions of article L. 2513-3, under the following conditions:a) Under the direction and according to the orders of the mayor on the territory of the commune and in the ports of Marseil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5

…king to comply with the conditions laid down in articles : 1° L. 6221-1, relating to the definition and legal status of the contract ; 2° L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-3, relating to the conditions under which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-5

…ediately forward to the State representative in the department or, in Paris, to the police prefect, and to the departmental commission for psychiatric care mentioned in article L. 3222-5 any decision…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-5

…tural persons are also liable to the additional penalty of displaying or broadcasting the decision handed down, under the conditions laid down in Article 131-35 du code pénal.For the offence referred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-5

Appeals against this deliberation shall be brought before the Conseil d'Etat.The representative of the State in the territorial authority may, within one month of receiving the transmission provided f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-5

…to be taken into account, the member must have paid, by 31 March of the year of the declaration of candidacy provided for in article L. 2152-5, all the contributions due for the previous year.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-5

…ure results in the dismissal of staff, it gives rise, in addition to compensation in lieu of notice and compensation for dismissal, to the damages and interest provided for in articles L. 122-14-4 et…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise.

Article L1273-5

…vice Entreprise" are deemed to have complied with the following formalities, by giving the employee and sending the authorised body the parts of the job voucher intended for them respectively: 1° The…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-50

There are nine colleges for the election of the nine elected members of the Board of Directors: 1° College of teaching staff at the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme; 2° College of teaching staff…

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