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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

…inate the employment contract of an employee who has reached the age mentioned in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code , subject to the seventh to ninth paragraphs : A lower age may be s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-5

…pools and bathing facilities are monitored by the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 and by the agents of the Ministry of Sport.The assessment of the quality and classification of b…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER VI: PENSIONS.

Article L426-5

…L. 426-1 is deducted from the remuneration received each time they are paid. The persons concerned may not object to this deduction.The amount of the contributions deducted in advance and the contrib…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-5

…dination of actions to prevent rental evictions provided for in article 7-2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing, and inform the tenant household of the possibil…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-52

…f seizure recalls the provisions of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-50

Where the provisions of article L. 2223-49, the competent authority may require the applicant to complete, at his or her discretion, an adaptation course or take an aptitude test prior to recognition…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-5

…the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is a group supervisor pursuant to Article L. 356-6 without the parent undertaking being located in France, it may invite the supervisory authority…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section

Article R718-5

…tered office of the Institute.The Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property may require filing in electronic form where this method is likely to facilitate the examination and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-5

Subject to the provisions of article L. 2531-7, the payment is allocated to the financing of investment and operating expenses for regular public passenger transport carried out in the Paris transport…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R732-5

…e:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 123-1 and R. 123-2No. 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste" are replaced by the words: "l'Office…

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