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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-5

The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity may not have the purpose or effect of breaching the provisions of articles L. 125-1, L. 125-3,L. 324-9 or L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Transporting foreign nationals placed or held in a waiting area or administrative detention centre

Article L141-5

Under the conditions laid down in the Public Procurement Code, the State may award contracts for the transport of persons placed or held in waiting areas or administrative detention centres to persons…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-9

…ohabitation, endangers the person who is the victim, one or more children, the family affairs judge may issue the latter with a protection order as a matter of urgency.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-5

…implementation of programming commitments made in application of 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23.He may obtain any additional information he deems useful. As part of this review, it makes observations…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-5

For the application of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-5

…manage health establishments and health cooperation structures with a public law legal personality may entrust an economic operator with a global mission relating to the design, construction, fitting…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L342-5

…in article L. 322-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The court may also order, at the expense of the convicted person, the publication of all or part of the judgme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-5

…lication of article L. 312-2, from the information contained in the declarations. To this end, they may enter into an agreement with the State.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising.

Article L511-57

…e of non-payment of the postal cheque and for a period of one year from the same date, any claimant may be issued, at his own expense, by the registrars of the aforementioned courts, with an extract f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3241-5

…s of the departmental councils involving an increase in the expenditure of the said public services may not be implemented when they are not accompanied by a vote for the corresponding revenue.

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