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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-5

The authors must have proven artistic experience or training. If there is more than one author, at least one of them must provide proof of this artistic experience or training.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3131-5

In the event of an increase in activity, the agreement provided for in article L. 3131-2 may provide for a reduction in the daily rest period.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L2392-5

…the "public invoicing portal", enables invoices to be submitted, received and transmitted electronically. The following shall use the public invoicing portal to implement the obligations laid down in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-5

By way of derogation from Article L. 4111-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-5

When one of the measures mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 128-1 is removed from the register of commerce and companies, the registrar responsible for keeping this register, where applica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-5

…debts contracted in the exercise of his or her profession.The commercial agent declares, where applicable, that he has made a declaration of unseizability as provided for in article L. 526-1, specifyi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to film club screenings

Article D214-5

…resident of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée on the basis of a file that includes:1° The federation's articles of association;2° Where applicable, the federation's internal regulatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-5

Practitioners who hold both, pursuant to 1° of article L. 4111-1, one of the diplomas, certificates or titles required for the practice of the profession of doctor, and one of the diplomas, certificat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article R224-51

The obligation set out in article L. 224-111 does not apply in the following cases: 1° When parts from the circular economy are not available within the timeframe compatible with the date or timeframe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-5

The contract may provide either for remuneration proportional to the operating revenue or, in the cases provided for in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-6, a flat fee.

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