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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-5

…has been delivered under conditions contrary to the provisions of articles L. 4311-1 and L. 4311-3 may, notwithstanding any clause to the contrary, request that the sale or lease be rescinded within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article R2315-5

The time provided for in Article L. 2315-7 may be used cumulatively up to a maximum of twelve months. This rule may not result in a member having more than one and a half times the number of delegatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article R623-59

…isum sativum - Protein peas; b) Lupinus albus - White lupin; c) Lupinus angustifolius - Blue lupin; 5° Vegetable plants: a) Lens culinaris - Lentil; b) Phaseolus vulgaris - Bean. II.-With the exceptio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4433-5

…ween noise and substances toxic to hearing of occupational origin and between noise and vibrations; 5° Any indirect impact on the health and safety of workers resulting from interactions between noise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

…the capital and operating costs of the training schools and institutes referred to in articles L. 4151-9, L. 4244-1 and L. 4383-5 that it manages, accompanied by activity forecasts, proposals for tari…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5

Classified leisure residential parks are operated exclusively as hotels. They fall into one of the categories designated by an increasing number of stars, according to the criteria set out in a classi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-53

…company has received financial support for the production and preparation of audiovisual works, it may apply for production approval for this work. In this case, production approval may only be grant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-5

A doctor, dental practitioner or midwife may use his evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. They must indicate the place and establishment where they obtaine…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-5

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where the contract can only be awarded to a specific economic operator, for reasons relating to the protection of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L4312-5

…the regional council about the management of multi-annual commitments during the financial year.It may also specify the terms and conditions for carrying forward payment appropriations relating to a…

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