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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-5

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide to enter into an agreement with the supervisory authorities of other Member States in which there is a ultimate parent undertaking at na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-5

By way of derogation from Article L. 4111-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide information and training.

Article L4141-5

The employer shall enter in a prevention passport the certificates and diplomas obtained by the worker as part of the health and safety at work training provided on his own initiative. Training organi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-5

…nferred by the patent do not extend: a) To acts performed in a private context and for non-commercial purposes; b) To acts performed on an experimental basis which relate to the subject matter of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-51

The provisions of this section shall not apply where investment or investment-related services are provided by a third-country firm at the sole initiative of the client.Without prejudice to intra-grou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-5

Notwithstanding 2° of article L. 721-3 and subject to the jurisdiction of the disciplinary courts and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the civil courts alone have jurisdiction to hear le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-5

The expenses of the marine firefighters battalion and services including pay and miscellaneous allowances, accommodation and barracks are borne by the commune of Marseille.Mitigating these expenses ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L5211-58

Any taxpayer registered on the roll of the municipality has the right to exercise, both as plaintiff and defendant, at his own expense and risk, with the authorisation of the administrative court, the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L163-5

If the agency provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 163-2 is not created : 1° The General Council sets the status, organisational principles and composition of the Mayotte Tourism Committe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee representatives on company boards of directors or supervisory boards.

Article L2421-5

The dismissal of an employee representative on the Board of Directors or Supervisory Board of a public sector company, a public limited company or a partnership limited by shares, envisaged by the emp…

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