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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-5

…bligation to draw up and maintain a preventive recovery plan: 1° The persons referred to in Article L. 311-1, whose total assets, assessed in accordance with the provisions of Title V of Book III, hav…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-5

The investor or company carrying out the activities referred to in article L. 151-3 must provide the administrative authority in charge of the foreign investment authorisation and control procedure, a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-52

…Or if the borrower has exercised his right of withdrawal within the period provided for in Article L. 312-19.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-5

…ng organised either by centres attached to the trade union organisations mentioned in 3° of article L. 2135-12, or by specialised institutes, is entitled, at his request, to one or more periods of lea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Membership.

Article L2261-5

…a collective agreement between the interested parties in accordance with the provisions of article L. 2231-1 and the signatory parties of this agreement or this agreement. The scope is modified accor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L2316-5

…or more establishments in the company constitute three electoral colleges in application of article L. 2314-11, at least one full delegate and one alternate delegate to the central social and economic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski lift equipment.

Article L2333-51

…ver several communes or several départements, the allocation of the tax base referred to in article L. 2333-49 between the said communes or the said départements is fixed, in the absence of agreement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Forest fire protection

Article L3232-5

…r hand, to restore forests. Where applicable, these actions are part of the plan defined in article L. 133-2 of the Forestry Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-5

…e necessary for the operation of Economic and Monetary Union, other than those mentioned in Article L. 721-3, are made applicable by regulation to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in such a way that these me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: State aid.

Article L5134-59

State aid may be combined with the reductions in contributions provided for inarticle L. 241-13 of the Social Security Code.It may not be combined with any other employment aid granted by the State. H…

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