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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-5

…of a law and applicable to all natural persons as well as legal persons under private or public law;2° Technical requirements and procedures provided for by a law or a decree adopted in application of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-10

Applications made pursuant to Articles 41, 50, Article 56(6), Article 57 or Article 68(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting rules for transfers of supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article L384-5

…e of calculating the participation in profits relating to these assets provided for in article L. 132-29, no account is taken of the respective size of the equity capital and commitments to policyhold…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-5

…nt prescriptions in their prescription register. Without prejudice to the prohibitions mentioned in 2° of article 1812 of the general tax code, the conditions under which the essences mentioned in the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title Ia: Remuneration of journalists and other authors in respect of copyright and related rights of press agencies and press publishers

Article R312-5

I.-The college referred to in 1° of I of article R. 312-1 may only validly deliberate if the chairman and at least two representatives of the professional press company organisations and two represent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-5

…lisation company, or a compulsory or optional provident, pension or social protection organisation; 2° A natural or legal person who holds 10% or more of the share capital of a company supplying, dist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I

Article R1615-5

…fraction of a calendar year elapsed since the date on which the building was acquired or completed; 2° In the case of movable property sold or entrusted to a third party outside the cases of eligibili…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-53

…of Sports or his representative;- the Head of the Interministerial Anti-Fraud Coordination Mission.2° For the control and sanction authorities:- the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-5

…lowing cases: 1° The agreement implements a previous international agreement approved by the State; 2° The purpose of the agreement is to implement a regional cooperation programme drawn up under the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: DETENTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article L741-5

An alien under the age of eighteen may not be detained. They may only be detained if they are accompanying a foreign national placed in detention under the conditions provided for in this article.

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