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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article L822-5

The State is responsible for authorising the flat-rate contribution. In this capacity, it shall liquidate and issue the collection order.The provisions of articles L. 8253-1 to L. 8253-5 of the Labour…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-5

Any person carrying out the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 422-1 to 26 November 1990 may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 422-4, represent the persons mentioned…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Family reunification

Article L561-5

…y of more than three months to the diplomatic and consular authorities, who will decide on the application as soon as possible. To do this, they must produce civil status documents proving their ident…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Restoration proceedings

Article R613-52

The restoration remedies provided for in articles L. 612-16 and L. 612-16-1 shall be submitted to the Director General of the Institute by the holder of the deposit, who must be the holder entered in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2362-5

The provisions of articles R. 2162-4 and R. 2162-5 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-53

The services listed in Table 5 of Article Appendix 4-7 give rise to the collection of fees set in accordance with the respective provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section.These emoluments are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-5

…he Conseil d'Etat specifies the conditions for appointing the members of the committee mentioned in 1°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 6° of I of Article L. 1412-2, in particular the procedures for respecting the gap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-5

The fee provided for in article R. 663-5 in respect of the debtor's assistance assignment (number 4 of table 4-1), is set in proportion to the debtor's turnover, according to the following scale: TURN…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-5

The Director General of the Mayotte Regional Health Agency sets the fees for services provided by public health establishments by order. These rates are used as the basis for :1° Invoicing for patient…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-51

…the financial year of an undertaking for collective real estate investment is equal to the sum of : 1° Income from property assets, including rental income from furnished property, as referred to in 1…

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