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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…ional Olympic emblems.It is also the depositary of :1° The Olympic emblems, flag, motto and symbol ;2° The Olympic anthem;3° The logo, mascot, slogan and posters of the Olympic Games;4° The year of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-5

…and banking, by the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Senate respectively;2° The Chairman of the Autorité des normes comptables, or his representative;3° A member of the Cons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-5

…d the measures enabling them to be achieved: 1° In companies without a trade union representative ; 2° In companies not subject to the obligation to negotiate under articles L. 2232-21 and L. 2232-24;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-5

I. - The revenues of the fund mentioned in article R. 1621-4 are made up of: 1° The contributions payable by local elected representatives on their official allowances; 2° The advance referred to in A…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-5

…of works representing world cinematography contributes to covering the following expenses:1° Technical expenditure relating to each of the modes of exploitation of the works;2° Expenditure relating t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-5

The departmental fire brigade is made up of:1° Professional fire brigades;2° Volunteer fire brigades;3° Volunteers on fire brigade civic service..

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for attachment of the remuneration of public officials

Article R212-5

…fact. At the request of the creditor, the original authorising officer for the expenditure must indicate the debtor's new administrative status.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Exercise by a taxpayer of shares belonging to the municipality

Article L2132-5

…rative court, the actions which he believes belong to the commune, and which the latter, previously called upon to deliberate, has refused or neglected to exercise.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-5

…d, of requests for mutual assistance from foreign judicial authorities or acts of mutual assistance carried out at the request of French judicial authorities. Interrogations, hearings or confrontation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-5

The official report noting the transport company's failure, referred to in article L. 821-12, is signed:1° By the head of the national police department responsible for border control or territorially…

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