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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L6242-5

…er the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 6242-2 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38, the penalties set out in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5421-5

…m the decentralised departments of the State, takes place under the conditions laid down by article L. 311-9 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article L2234-5

…ive employers' professional organisations at national inter-professional and multi-professional level. Each organisation meeting these criteria has one seat on the Observatory;2° Representatives of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article L6433-5

The employer is required to allow any employee of his company who is a member of the territorial council the time necessary to travel to and participate in: 1° The plenary sessions of this council; 2°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-5

I.-The professional associations referred to in I of Article L. 513-3 are authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which verifies their representativeness, the competence an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-50

…gned by him, on the bill of exchange or on an allonge. For the remainder, the provisions of article L. 511-42 are applicable. After the cessation of the force majeure, the bearer must, without delay,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-54

…mmon interests of the bondholders, and in particular to request the measure provided for in Article L. 237-14.Legal actions directed against all the bondholders of the same group may only be brought a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2241-5

…tablishment, or to a private individual, are enforceable only after the agreement of the town council. Deliberations by which the boards of directors of public communal accommodation establishments fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-50

Cross-border transformation is the operation whereby a société par actions or a société à responsabilité limitée registered in France, without being dissolved or wound up or put into liquidation, tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L4312-5

Before the vote on the first budgetary deliberation following its renewal, the regional council draws up its budgetary and financial regulations.The region's budgetary and financial regulations specif…

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