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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities

Article R1253-44

The competence of the administrative authority to provide the information provided for in article D. 1253-1 and to make the declaration provided for in articles D. 1253-4 and D. 1253-6 is assessed on…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information report to the conceding authority

Article L3131-5

…of the works or services. When the management of a public service is concessioned, including in the case provided for in article L. 1121-4, this report also enables the concession-granting authorities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-5

…and rentals as well as authorised loans, donations and legacies and miscellaneous income. State allocations are calculated to compensate, at most, for the financial burden of public service missions a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-5

For the purposes of Section 4 of Chapter II of this Title, an attempt to commit an offence under the provisions of this Title shall be deemed to have been made if, after it has begun to be committed,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-5

With the exception of those carried out in the places mentioned in 2° and 3° of article 60-1, excluding the surroundings of these places, visiting rights may only be implemented in the same place for…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-5

For the application of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section Sports agents

Article A222-5

…Security Code. The amount excluding tax mentioned in articles A. 222-3 and A. 222-4 is that used to calculate value added tax as defined in articles 266 to 268 ter of the French General Tax Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-5

…and appended to this code. Before providing this sheet, and unless it is clear that this is not the case, the creditor or credit intermediary shall ask the borrower whether the purpose of the transact…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-5

…2544-4, or to the alienation or pledging of real estate or securities belonging to the section, a local commission may be set up to give its opinion on the particular interests of the section.The sett…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-5

…r the same purpose and may benefit all the employees of the company in accordance with the same allocation rules.

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