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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5

…ial specifications to be met by the graphic or photographic reproduction provided for in Article R. 512-3; 2° The declaration of extension provided for in Article R. 513-1 ; 3° The application for ent…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-5

…successive contracts, the cover triggered by the harmful event which took effect after the law no. 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 on financial security came into force is called upon first, without appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 121, the compensation due, pursuant to article R. 121-3, to authorised associations that have entered into an agreement with the first president and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-5

…e conditions as the full members, for each organisation mentioned in articles R. 2272-2 and R. 2272-3, as well as for the local authorities mentioned in 6° of II of article R. 2272-1. For the local au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative police (R).

Article R2512-5

…e issue of the hairdresser's professional qualification card; 2° Authorisation to hold trade fairs; 3° Approval for the operation or transfer of a general shop ; 4° Supervision of employment agencies;…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

…ftware other than the backup copy established under the conditions provided for in II of Article L. 122-6-1 as well as copies or reproductions of an electronic database;3° Provided that the name of th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L163-5

If the agency provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 163-2 is not created : 1° The General Council sets the status, organisational principles and composition of the Mayotte Tourism Committe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-5

The judge may, taking into account the situation of the debtor and considering the needs of the creditor, defer or stagger, up to a maximum of two years, the payment of the sums due.By special reasone…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-5

…the Public Prosecutor's Office will take the steps provided for in the last paragraph of article 706-37 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. When the person holding the licence or owning the public hou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies.

Article R512-55

When a representative of a local authority or of a public institution for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status on the Guidance and Supervisory Board of a Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyan…

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