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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exercise of the mandate.

Article L1442-5

Employers shall allow employees of their company who are members of a labour tribunal the time necessary to travel to and take part in the labour tribunal activities determined by decree of the Consei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-5

Pregnant women, women in labour and breast-feeding mothers may only be asked to take part in the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1 under the following conditions:-either the importan…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L2192-5

A shared solution, made available by the State and known as the "public invoicing portal", enables invoices to be submitted, received and transmitted in electronic form. To implement the obligations l…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-5

The invention must be set out in the patent application in a sufficiently clear and complete manner to enable a person skilled in the art to carry it out. Where an invention involving biological mater…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-5

The mayor may, by reasoned order, prohibit access to certain roads or sections of roads for vehicles transporting hazardous materials covered by Council Directive 82/501 of 24 June 1982 on the major a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY

Article L2124-5

In time of war, any member of a town council, including the mayor, may be suspended by decree on grounds of public order or the general interest until the cessation of hostilities. The elected represe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-50

A decree in the Council of State shall define the terms and conditions for the application of this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-5

Articles L. 1321-1 , L. 1321-10 and L. 1322-14 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1611 of 22 December 2022.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-5

Natural or legal persons registered in the register referred to inarticle L. 141-3 must keep their books and documents available for inspection by authorised agents; they must also mention their regis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-5

Foreign nationals holding the resident card provided for in article L. 424-1 may be issued with a resident card bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" for a period of ten years under the conditions…

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