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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts provided by health professionals

Article R427-5

The management referred to in Article R. 427-4 is accounted for separately from the other operations carried out by the fund. The available assets of the fund are invested by the Caisse centrale de ré…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54

I.-Where the control of the company is entrusted to a Supervisory Board, the latter shall consist of at least three members. The Articles of Association set the maximum number of members of the Board,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-5

All measures are taken to eliminate the risks associated with the normal rise in temperature of electrical equipment, in particular the risk of burns for workers or the risk of damage to neighbouring…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Privileges.

Article L327-5

Where a French company has set up guarantees in a foreign country for the benefit of creditors whose rights derive from insurance contracts performed in that country, the preferential right instituted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for public services.

Article L2512-5

In the case of the staff mentioned in article L. 2512-1 who are not subject to the provisions of article 1 of law no. 82-889 of 19 October 1982, the absence of service as a result of a concerted cessa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6242-5

When an appeal for misuse of power or an appeal for assessment of legality directed against the acts mentioned in 1° to 3° of article LO 6241-2 and that this appeal is based on a serious plea alleging…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6342-5

When an appeal for misuse of power or an appeal for assessment of legality directed against the acts mentioned in 1° to 3° of article LO 6341-2 and that this appeal is based on a serious plea alleging…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

Article LO6452-5

When an appeal for misuse of power or an appeal for assessment of legality directed against the acts mentioned in 1° to 3° of article LO 6451-2 and that this appeal is based on a serious plea alleging…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-2

The notification referred to in Article D. 214-32-7-1 shall contain the following information:1° The consequences of the transaction on voting rights ;2° The terms of the acquisition of control, in pa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of offer

Article R3124-5

The awarding authority sets the award criteria in descending order of importance. The ranking of the criteria is indicated in the concession notice, in the invitation to submit a tender or in any othe…

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