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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-5

Any interested party may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, subject to a fine, the president of the general meeting of shareholders or bondholders to transcribe th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: Leasing of shares

Article L239-5

Any interested party may request the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin the legal representative of the joint stock company or limited liability company, under a penalty pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-5

When a medicinal product or product subject to the marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8, to registration as a traditional herbal medicinal product or to registration as a homeopat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-5

Failure by any person exploiting a medicinal product or product to notify the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of any prohibition or restriction imposed by the compe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of apprentice training centres

Article L6231-5

The articles of association of the training organisation that provides courses under 4° of article L. 6313-1 expressly mention the apprenticeship training activity in their object. This obligation doe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-5

Memoranda or any other document containing general and permanent obligations in the matters mentioned in articles L. 1321-1 and L. 1321-2 are, where there are internal regulations, considered as addit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-5

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 521-3, failure to comply with the prohibition imposed by article L. 521-2 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.…

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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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure.

Article L2523-5

After attempting, where necessary, to reconcile the parties, the mediator submits to them, in the form of a reasoned recommendation, proposals for the settlement of the points in dispute, within one m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-5

Disputes arising from membership of the insurance scheme follow the jurisdictional rules set out in Article L. 5422-16.

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