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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-5

Companies that prepare consolidated accounts in accordance with articles L. 233-18 to L. 233-26 may, under the conditions set out in article L. 123-17 and notwithstanding article L. 123-18, register t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Equal treatment with full-time employees

Article L3123-5

Part-time employees benefit from the rights granted to full-time employees by law and by company or establishment agreements, subject, as regards conventional rights, to specific terms provided for by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-5

Bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications shall send such evidence to the department or body referred to in article L. 4352-4 in the form of certified information. Where available, this certifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections

Article L512-51

The caisses de crédit agricole mutuel referred to in articles L. 512-34 and L. 512-35 are subject to supervision by the organe central du crédit agricole. They are required to provide it with all docu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Students in medicine, dentistry, midwifery and pharmacy.

Article L6153-5

Students in the third cycle of medical studies may administer, as part of a training period and under the supervision of the training supervisor, vaccines, the list of which and, where applicable, the…

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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 Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-5

In accordance with Article L. 121-7, the insurer is not liable for loss of or damage to the insured item caused by inherent vice; however, it guarantees fire damage resulting from inherent vice, unles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Professional Equality Commission

Article L2315-56

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2315-45, in companies with at least three hundred employees, a professional equality commission is set up within the social and economic co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-5

Banking networks with a central body, within the meaning of Articles L. 511-30 and L. 511-31 of the Monetary and Financial Code relating to the activity and control of credit institutions, constitute…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article L831-5

In French Guiana, the provisions of articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 are applicable in an area between the land borders and a line drawn twenty kilometres below, as well as on route nationale 2 in the t…

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