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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-5

A debtor's forfeiture of the term of payment may not be enforced against his co-debtors, even joint and several, and his guarantors.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-5

In any establishment where a physical or sporting activity is practised, a copy must be displayed in a place visible to everyone: 1° The diplomas and qualifications of the persons exercising the funct…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-57

The Ecole nationale des sports de montagne (ENSM) is subject to the budgetary control provided for in articles 220 to 228 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and ac…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-59

The management reports referred to in the second paragraph of article 223 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget and accounting management shall be sent to the budget controller a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58

The budget controller shall receive, under the same conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant toArticle 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget manag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-5

I. - By way of exception to I of Article L. 425-4, after obtaining the consent of the client concerned, the operator of the organised trading system may trade by matching with interposition of the pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure.

Article L2523-5

After attempting, where necessary, to reconcile the parties, the mediator submits to them, in the form of a reasoned recommendation, proposals for the settlement of the points in dispute, within one m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-5

I.-The Basic Solvency Capital Requirement is composed of individual risk modules which are aggregated. It comprises at least the following risk modules: a) Non-life underwriting risk; b) Life underwri…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2372-5

For the award of a project management contract relating to the refurbishment of a structure, the purchaser may use a competitive dialogue when the conditions for using this procedure are met. A jury m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Shelf life

Article R2384-5

The provisions of articles R. 2184-12 and R. 2184-13 apply.

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