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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-5

As stated in article 511-24 of the French Penal Code , reproduced below: "The act of carrying out medically assisted procreation activities for purposes other than those defined in article L. 2141-2 o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Selection of the tender offering the best overall economic advantage

Article L3124-5

The concession contract is awarded to the bidder who has submitted the best offer with regard to the overall economic advantage for the conceding authority on the basis of several objective, precise c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-5

…nted, under the same conditions as the full members, for each organisation mentioned in articles R. 2272-2 and R. 2272-3, as well as for the local authorities mentioned in 6° of II of article R. 2272-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Staff

Article D211-52

…ncludes 1° Civil servants of the State under the conditions laid down in their respective statutes; 2° Contract staff under the conditions set out in articles 4 and 6 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 19…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Guarantee marks

Article L715-5

In addition to the grounds for revocation provided for in Articles L. 714-5 and L. 714-6, the owner of the guarantee mark shall be declared to have forfeited his rights on the following grounds: 1° Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-5

…they are launched of any investigations that the Minister responsible for the economy wishes to be carried out into facts likely to fall within the scope of Articles L. 420-1 to L. 420-2-2 and L. 420…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article A711-5

…onth following the general meeting at which CCI France is set up, as provided for in article R. 711-58 : 1° The representatives of the presidents of the chambers of commerce and industry are appointed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-5

…ast twice a week, according to his usual working hours, at least three hours of night work per day; 2° Or, during a reference period, he performs a minimum number of hours of night work within the mea…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-5

I.-A single act of communication to the public is the process by which, for the purpose of communication to the public, a broadcasting organisation, from the national territory or the territory of ano…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate

Article 52-1

…information giving rise to a co-investigation under the conditions set out in Articles 83-1 and 83-2. They also have exclusive jurisdiction over information relating to crimes and remain so in the ev…

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