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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: New extensions

Article L742-5

…the purpose of extending the period of detention beyond the maximum period provided for in article L. 742-4, when one of the following situations arises in the last fifteen days:1° The foreign nation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L351-5

…pplicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in article L. 351-6, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-53

…yees or associates, pay each year, to finance their own training initiatives, as defined in article L. 6313-1, a contribution which may not be less than 0.15% of the annual amount of the social securi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-5

…es enter into agreements with the universities and university hospital centres mentioned in article L. 6142-5 with a view to defining a common organisation for cancer teaching and research.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

…terms of economic development: economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…pt from signing the Republican Integration Contract provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 413-2: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker" provided for in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-5

When a business or a company in the trades and crafts sector registered in the national register of companies is transferred or created in the collective shop, it is not contributed to the grouping or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-5

…in respect of the Livret A and the Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire governed by article L. 221-27 by institutions distributing one or other of these passbooks is centralised by Caisse des…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance of the employment contract.

Article L1222-5

…ontrary. However, this prohibition does not apply to the exclusivity clause provided for by article L. 7313-6 for travellers, representatives or salespersons. When leave to create or take over a busin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-5

A report on the risk of exposure to lead identifies any coatings containing lead and, where applicable, summarises the factors affecting the condition of the building. The report is accompanied by an…

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