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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-5

In dealings with third parties, the managing partner binds the company by acts falling within the corporate purpose. If there is more than one managing partner, they hold the powers provided for in th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-5

A collective work is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, the property of the natural or legal person under whose name it is disclosed. This person is vested with the rights of the author.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Civil capacity.

Article L2132-5

Trade unions may:1° Set up and administer information centres for job offers and applications;2° Create, administer and subsidise professional provident institutions, educational, training, popularisa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising and general information

Article L313-5

It is forbidden in all advertising and commercial communication to: 1° Equate monthly repayments with rent or refer, for the calculation of instalments, to social benefits that are not provided throug…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2212-5

The duties of municipal police officers and the organisation of municipal police services are governed by the provisions of Title I of Book V of the Internal Security Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-5

The sale to the public of medicinal plants, whether mixed or not, in all public places, in private homes and in shops other than pharmacies and herbalists' shops, is punishable by a fine of €3,750.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-5

The manager or managers of a European Economic Interest Grouping are liable, individually or jointly and severally as the case may be, to the grouping or to third parties, either for infringements of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-5

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles 39 and 40 of Law 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 containing various provisions for adaptin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Sociétés en commandite simple.

Article L222-5

Decisions are taken under the conditions set out in the Articles of Association. However, a meeting of all the partners is called as of right if it is requested either by a general partner or by a qua…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-5

Subject to international conventions, the rights granted in France to authors of software by this code are granted to foreigners on condition that the law of the State of which they are nationals or o…

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