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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-5

…he local authorities of the French Republic excluded from the geographical scope defined in article L. 800-4 are governed by the following provisions: 1° The provisions of article L. 122-14-8 are appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-5

…euros: 1° Carrying out an activity or using a process, device or substance prohibited under Article L. 1333-4 ; 2° Exposing people beyond the limit values set by the decrees adopted for the applicatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-5

A written agreement shall be drawn up, in compliance with articles L. 441-1 and L. 442-1 to L. 442-3, for any purchase of manufactured products, manufactured at the request of the purchaser with a vie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-5

…O 6271-4 are compensated by the transfer of taxes, the global operating grant instituted by article L. 6264-3, the global grant for school construction and equipment instituted by article L. 6264-5 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-5

…O 6371-4 are compensated by the transfer of taxes, the global operating grant instituted by article L. 6364-3, the global grant for school construction and equipment instituted by article L. 6364-5 an…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-5

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book IV in French Polynesia: 1° In Article L. 2411-1, 2°, 3° and 4° are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2412-2 : a) In 2°, the words: "defined in article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-5

…pplication of the legislative provisions of Book IV to the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° In Article L. 2411-1, 2°, 3° and 4° are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2412-2 : a) In 2°, the words: "defined in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-5

…healthcare staff working in prisons. The powers of the Regional Health Agency mentioned in articles L. 6114-1, L. 6143-3, L. 6143-3-1, L. 6143-4 and L. 6145-1 to L. 6145-5 of this Code and in article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-5

…nd published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle in accordance with 5° of Article L. 721-6. For the purposes of this section, an operator means any natural or legal person who takes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L924-5

The last paragraph of III of article L. 442-5 is replaced by the following four paragraphs: "The investigating judge or the court hearing the case may order the advertising to cease, either at the req…

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