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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-5

Approved sports federations may conclude collective insurance contracts to cover affiliated associations and their licence-holders under the conditions set out in articles L. 321-1, L. 321-4, L. 321-6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the protection of rights in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-57

I. - The collège de résolution shall ensure that no holder of equity securities referred to in Chapter II of Title I of Book II or of other ownership securities or creditor of a person referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2412-5

The termination of the fixed-term employment contract of a member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Approval of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-50

The procedure for approval of a sectoral agreement is initiated by the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority, at the request of one of the organisations mentioned in Articles L. 7343-4 and L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-5

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the terms and conditions for applying articles L. 524-1 to L. 524-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-5

The mayor presents to the municipal council or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation presents to its deliberative assembly an annual report on the price and quality…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-5

Disputes relating to the application of this section shall be decided in accordance with Articles L. 145-56 to L. 145-60 of the French Commercial Code. Disputes relating to the performance of the work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audience measurement

Article L7343-5

Every four years, the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority mentioned in Article L. 7345-1 organises a ballot to measure the audience of the organisations in each of the sectors mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-5

…over of an economic activity may not have the purpose or effect of breaching the provisions of articles L. 125-1, L. 125-3,L. 324-9 or L. 324-10 of the Labour Code. The act of creating or taking over…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-5

I. - The deposit guarantee scheme shall be implemented at the request of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as soon as the latter ascertains that a credit institution is no longer in…

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