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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2372-5

No employee may be penalised or dismissed for taking part in the taking of a decision pursuant to Article L. 2372-4. Any decision or act contrary to this prohibition is automatically null and void. Th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Authorised bodies for the collective management of resale rights in the absence of a known successor in title, or in the event of vacancy or disinheritance

Article R329-5

…Minister responsible for culture within fifteen days of the corresponding event. Failure to notify may result in the withdrawal of approval under the conditions set out in article R. 329-6.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-5

Under the conditions set out in article LO 6251-3, the local authority may participate, under the supervision of the State, in the exercise of the powers vested in the State in matters of criminal law…

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

Article L214-50

…l estate investment company with variable capital set the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial year may extend over any period not excee…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R2132-5

…e of call for competition or the invitation to confirm interest, the means by which these documents may be obtained. Where certain consultation documents are not published on the buyer profile because…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article L751-5

Foreign nationals placed under house arrest in application of article L. 751-2 must appear when summoned by the administrative authority, respond to requests for information and attend the interviews…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Companies with fifty or more employees.

Article L2143-5

…o establishments with at least fifty employees each, each representative trade union in the company may appoint a central company trade union delegate, separate from the establishment trade union dele…

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

Article LO6313-5

…the jurisdiction of the collectivity of Saint-Martin insofar as it applies to the latter, this law may be amended or repealed by the territorial council.II. - The matter is referred to the Constituti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director or deputy director of a national reference centre for communicable diseases

Article R6213-5

The Minister for Health may, after obtaining the opinion of the committee referred to in article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in article R. 6213-19, individually authorise the persons ref…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-5

The specific statute for the body of sports teachers may set a proportion of posts reserved for high-level sportsmen and women, even if they do not belong to the administration, who have been on the l…

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