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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-5

I.-Incentive agreements are concluded for a period of between one and five years, using one of the following methods: 1° By collective labour agreement ; 2° By agreement between the employer and the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-5

The intermediary in equity financing :1° Requests any lender and project promoter wishing to enter into a loan agreement :a) To provide, in the case of a natural person, their surname, first names, da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-5

In all cases provided for in this paragraph and notwithstanding the provisions of articles 550 et seq, witnesses may be summoned without delay and by any means. When they are summoned orally by a judi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-5

If a committal or arrest warrant is issued, custodial sentences may be immediately adjusted, under the conditions set out in this Code, without waiting for the sentence to become enforceable pursuant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-5

If the employer fails to comply with the provisions of the agreement, the Prefect will inform the employer by registered letter of his intention to terminate the agreement. The employer is given a per…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-5

The following are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in article L. 351-6, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-5

The documents and instruments referred to in Article L. 628-2 are communicated without delay by the Registrar to the Public Prosecutor.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-58

For the purposes of Article L. 613-52-2, the resolution board may make use of the derogations provided for in I of that Article where it finds that one of the following conditions is met:1° The actual…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article A134-5

The amending declaration provided for in the last paragraph of article R. 134-6 is made in duplicate.One of the copies remains deposited at the registry, the other is given to the depositor and serves…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-5

A fee equal to 22.82 € per half-hour, each additional half-hour being due in full, shall be charged for the services listed under the following numbers in the table mentioned in article A. 444-1:1° Nu…

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