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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-5

The provisions of articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 are also applicable to practices that target professionals and non-professionals.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Tied agents

Article L545-5

Tied agents as defined in article L. 545-1 are registered in the single register mentioned in article L. 546-1.

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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 Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L917-5

For the application of Article L. 712-7, the words: ", in particular those mentioned in 2° of Article L. 711-8," are deleted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-5

I.- Book III of this Part, in its provisions applicable to apprenticeships, is applicable to cross-border apprenticeships. II.By way of derogation from I, the following provisions do not apply: 1° Whe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article L5842-5

I. - The articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-15 are applicable in French Polynesia, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 relating to involvement in local life and the proxi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-5

For the application of this book in Réunion: 1° The last sentence of Article L. 264-1, the reference to article L. 754-3 is deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L942-5

In articles L. 225-36 and L. 225-65, the words: "in the same department or a neighbouring department" are replaced by the words: "in French Polynesia".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-5

For the application of article L. 5423-7 in Mayotte, the words: "in articles L. 821-1 and L. 821-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 35 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 Ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preference shares

Article L212-5

The rules governing the creation of preference shares are set out in Articles L. 228-11 to L. 228-20 of the French Commercial Code.

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