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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4321-5

The procedures for implementing the decrees of the Conseil d'Etat mentioned in article L. 4321-4 may be defined by conventions or agreements concluded between the administrative authority and represen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-5

The judge assigned shall have the powers provided for in Article L. 623-2. He shall immediately provide the agent assisting him with all information and documents required to perform his duties.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions.

Article L4443-5

Penalties and bans imposed in application of article L. 4234-6 that have become final are brought to the attention of the disciplinary chamber of the pharmacists' association of New Caledonia and Fren…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-5

I. - After deduction of an amount equal to the adjustments made the previous year and the share provided for in article L. 2336-4, the resources of the Fonds national de péréquation des ressources int…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-5

The guarantee fund is subrogated to the rights of policyholders, subscribers and beneficiaries of benefits, up to the amount of the sums it has paid.The guarantee fund is also subrogated, within the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-5

As stated in Article 511-18-1 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-18-1 -The cloning of human embryos for therapeutic purposes is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-5

The expenses necessary for the proper performance of the task of the special negotiating body shall be borne by the participating parties.

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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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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning companies not subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-56

When the administrative authority detects a procedural irregularity in the course of the checks it carries out, it sends the employer a notice specifying the nature of the irregularity found. At the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-5

Failure by the person responsible for placing the tattooing product on the market, within the meaning of article L. 513-10-2, to report serious adverse reactions to the Agence nationale de sécurité du…

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