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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article LO6413-5

The following provisions of this code in force on the date of promulgation of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée:1° Première partie : livre Ier (titre unique : chapitres Ier, II…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R441-5

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment are replaced by references to the director of companie…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-5

…tive authority responsible for competition and consumption to take a formal position on the compliance with articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4 and the regulatory measures adopted for their application, of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-5

Any operator who so requests is automatically a member of the defence and management body as long as it complies with the approved specifications. An operator may only use a geographical indication if…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 511-3

…the cinematographic works that are the subject of the application and provide proof of a right of access to their material elements, or are owners of the original material elements and provide proof o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel documents

Article R414-5

…curity features and biometric elements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-5

…L. 6361-5 : 1° Present the documents and records establishing the origin of the income and funds received as well as the nature and reality of the expenditure incurred in carrying out the activities…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L924-5

The last paragraph of III of article L. 442-5 is replaced by the following four paragraphs: "The investigating judge or the court hearing the case may order the advertising to cease, either at the req…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L233-5

Unless the transitional measures provided for by the accession treaty of the country of which they are nationals apply, the third-country nationals mentioned in articles L. 200-5 aged over eighteen or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import and export for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1235-5

…ithin the meaning of Article L. 1121-1, shall ensure that these organs have been removed in compliance with standards of protection at least as stringent as the health safety rules mentioned in Articl…

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