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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Extension of wage agreements

Article R2261-5

…of the sub-committee on agreements of the National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training.These members have a period of fifteen days from the date of dispatch to req…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article L351-5

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may, subject to the prior approval of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, apply a transitional deduction to technical provisions. This deductio…

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

Article L3124-5

…ovided to users.The award criteria will not give the awarding authority unlimited freedom of choice and will guarantee effective competition. They shall be made public in accordance with the condition…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to fitness to carry on a professional activity

Article R2142-5

Where an economic operator must be entered on a professional register, the purchaser may require it to provide proof of this.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Supply contracts of contracting entities

Article R2153-5

The list of countries and sectors covered, on the date of its publication, by an agreement mentioned in Article L. 2153-2 is specified as necessary by an order of the Minister responsible for the econ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-5

…may publish a call for creditors. He may verify, even of his own motion, the validity of the claims and the documents evidencing them as well as the amount of the sums claimed and ensure that the debt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-5

…the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market. The qualified electronic sign…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-5

…civil procedure, the summons shall include, on pain of nullity :1° An indication of the place, date and time of the orientation hearing of the enforcement judge;2° An indication that the purpose of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-5

In order to verify the conditions laid down in article L. 1244-2 and to enable the implementation of article L. 1244-6, the organisations, health establishments and health cooperation groups authorise…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-53

…a person under judicial supervision taken pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of recognition and supervision in the territory of the Republic or in that of another Member State shall be accompa…

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