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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-5

A foreign national authorised to reside in France may not engage in paid employment in France without first obtaining the work permit referred to in 2° of article L. 5221-2. A work permit is automatic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-5

A rights holder may terminate at any time, in whole or in part, within the limits set by the organisation and mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 322-3, the authorisation he has given to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-5

The public institution's resources consist in particular of income from the activities mentioned in article L. 121-3, other income from the use of the assets contributed to it, endowed or acquired by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-58

The collège de résolution shall draw up and update the preventive resolution plans referred to in Article L. 311-8 and shall, if necessary, carry out the assessment provided for in Section 4, after co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-5

The body referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 432-2 also manages and issues, under the supervision of, on behalf of and in the name of the State, the guarantees provided for inArticle 84 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the absence of an agreement.

Article L3323-5

If a profit-sharing agreement has not been signed within one year of the end of the financial year in respect of which the employees' rights have arisen, this situation is recorded by the Labour Inspe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5

Court-appointed representatives may form legal entities among themselves for the joint exercise of their profession, with the exception of legal forms that confer the status of trader on their partner…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-5

No relative or ally, up to and including the fourth degree, of the debtor who is a natural person or of the directors, in the case of a legal person, may be appointed to one of the functions provided…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

The types of media, the rates of remuneration and the methods of payment thereof shall be determined by a commission chaired by a representative of the State and composed, in addition, as to half, of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Surrender by life insurance companies of annuities below a certain minimum amount.

Article L160-5

Notwithstanding any contractual provisions to the contrary, life insurance companies may, under the conditions and in accordance with a scale laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy and Fin…

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