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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L131-5

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 112-1 defining the terms of information on prices and conditions of sale and the provisions of the orders issued for its application is punishable by an admi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of seats allocated to organisations

Article L1441-5

On pain of inadmissibility, challenges relating to the distribution of the number of seats, carried out in application of article L. 1441-4, are lodged with the Conseil d'Etat by a trade union or prof…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

…ntary and animation provided for in articles D. 331-1 to D. 331-4 is verified by means of a points scale set by decision taken in application of 3° of article R. 112-4.Compliance with the conditions o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R524-5

A copy of the conversion deed is served on the garnishee.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article L721-5

The provisions of Chapter IV of Title I of Book VI are applicable to the challenge and judgment of the decision determining the country of return which is intended to enforce a decision imposing an ob…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2344-5

In the case of a Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings whose registered office or that of the dominant undertaking is located in France, where there is no trade union organisation, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-5

…employee representatives of the participating companies, subsidiaries or establishments concerned located in France and belonging to a European Company located in a State other than France. For compan…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-5

The general presentation referred to in article R. 2212-4 includes in particular: 1° The purpose of the project, its background, context, challenges and the characteristics of its economic equilibrium…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the private project manager

Article R2432-5

The public works contract may not provide for the undertakings mentioned in articles R. 2432-3 and R. 2432-4, if it is established that some of the technical data required to give such undertakings ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The National Commission for Commercial Development.

Article L751-5

The Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development) comprises twelve members appointed for a non-renewable term of six years by decree issued on the repo…

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