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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the surrender of a foreign national who, having exercised a right of mobility, does not meet the conditions for residence on French territory

Article L621-5

…by that State, where he or she is refused the issue of the residence permit provided for in article L. 421-11 or where the residence permit bearing the words "EU Blue Card" which he or she holds expir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-5

…one initially recognised for practitioners in the armed forces covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code. This qualification is valid only insofar as the armed forces practiti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-5

…nter into an agreement with one or more training centres managed by a person referred to in article L. 6227-1 or with the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale, under the terms of which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-5

…omer or assisting them in preparing or carrying out a transaction, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 : 1° Identify their customer and, where applicable, the beneficial owner within the meaning…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Conditions for opening a judicial liquidation.

Article L640-5

…not subject to registration. Where the provisions relating to the procedure provided for in Article L. 351-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the President of the Judicial Court must be notifie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-5

Within the perimeter mentioned in article L. 761-4, plans to set up or extend premises or groups of premises intended to receive, for the purposes of non-retail sales, products on the list defined by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-5

…iary sports companies, from the transfer of audiovisual exploitation rights provided for in article L. 333-1 is not taken into account when determining their taxable income for the financial year in w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-5

…hich are not covered by social and labour law applicable to the institutions referred to in Article L. 370-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article L313-55

…payments as well as any indexation terms and conditions. It also recalls the provisions of article L. 313-58.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° of article L. 4211-1, legal entities complying with good distribution practices defined by order of the Minister for Health may be authorised to dispense gases for…

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