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Showing 68416850 of 60498 articles for Art. Decree 2022-1294 of 5-10-2022

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-5

The groups undertake: Not to carry out any advertising, except in professional journals and newsletters; To indicate in their correspondence and on all documents drawn up by them their status as appro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R641-5

When it appears that the debtor does not meet the conditions required for the opening of judicial liquidation proceedings, the court shall reject the application.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-5

…the competent registry. However, the registrars may join together within a group having either one of the forms authorised by Article L. 743-12, or an associative form. This group is responsible for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liens and insurance

Article D3253-5

The maximum amount of the guarantee provided for in Article L. 3253-17 is set at six times the monthly ceiling used to calculate contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme. This amount is set…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5

…tion or an additional or amending entry in the trade and companies register is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros and six months' imprisonment. The competent court may, in addition, deprive the perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from a deceased person.

Article L1232-5

Doctors who carry out a removal or a medical autopsy on a deceased person are obliged to ensure that the body is restored in the best possible way.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-5

…ional health plan and its components as provided for in article L. 1434-2 may not be invoked by way of exception after the expiry of a period of six months from the date on which the document concerne…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Allocation

Article L2313-5

…ty contracts may be awarded in separate lots. The purchaser determines the number, size and subject of the lots.It may limit the number of lots for which a single economic operator may submit a tender…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Applicable rules

Article R2123-5

Where the purchaser provides for negotiation, he may award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided that he has indicated that he reserves this option in the cons…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-5

…ntract satisfying the conditions set out in articles L. 312-64, L. 312-65 and L. 312-66 is deprived of the right to interest.

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