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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article R6221-5

The special report on the activities of the State services in Saint-Barthélemy also includes an assessment of the activities of the State's public establishments that contribute to them. This report f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of workplaces

Article R4224-5

Shafts, hatches and chutes are fenced off. Walkways, cantilevered floors, raised platforms and their means of access are constructed, installed or protected in such a way that workers required to use…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Individual accounts for periodic certification

Article D4022-5

For the purposes of the second paragraph of Article L. 4022-10, the administrative authority responsible for managing individual accounts is the public interest group mentioned in Article L. 1111-24.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for leave

Article R6422-5

At the end of a leave of absence for the validation of prior learning, the beneficiary of the leave of absence must, at the request of the employer or of a funding body mentioned in article L. 6316-1,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Timeshare contract.

Article L1252-5

When the employee is made available outside mainland France, the timeshare contract contains a clause covering the repatriation of the employee at the expense of the timeshare company.This clause beco…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-50

Any person may make a higher bid of at least one tenth of the main sale price.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-52

No later than the third working day following the declaration of the higher bid, the higher bidder shall denounce it by bailiff's deed or by notification between lawyers to the pursuing creditor, the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-5

The effects of the declaration may not prejudice the creditor holding a pledge duly registered in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 2023-97 of 14 February 2023 relating to the registration…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-51

On pain of inadmissibility, the higher bid must be made by a lawyer and filed at the registry of the enforcement judge within ten days of the auction. It is equivalent to a request for a higher bid he…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-53

The higher bid hearing is set by the enforcement judge for a date within a period of two to four months following the declaration of higher bid. If the declaration of higher bid is contested, this per…

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