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Showing 941950 of 61576 articles for Art. L. 235-3 to L. 235-5

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Thresholds

Article L2211-5

…a partnership contract if the value of the contract exceeds thresholds set by regulation according to the nature and purpose of the contract, the technical and financial capabilities of the purchaser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2512-5

…re, which set out in particular the conditions under which Paris councillors may put oral questions to the Mayor of Paris and the Prefect of Police.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Sports and leisure equipment, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L242-50

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is impos…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 411-2, the renewal of a residence permit applied for after the expiry of the period required for submitting the application gives rise, except in case…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Article L1244-5

The donor is granted leave of absence by her employer to attend the examinations and undergo the procedures required for ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval. If the donor is an employee, authoris…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-5

…rtmental council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devolved to the president of the departmental council in police matters by virtue of the provisions of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-5

…rticle 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018;2° Veterinary medicinal products is subject to a prescription being written by a veterinarian and given to the user: a) Mentioned in paragraph 1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-5

…n for one or more modes of exploitation, the level of such remuneration shall be fixed by reference to scales established by means of specific agreements concluded, in each sector of activity, between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Libraries

Article L1421-5

The rules relating to departmental libraries are laid down by the provisions of Titles I and III of Book III of the Heritage Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence

Article L512-5

The conditions of professional competence to be met by insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and ancillary insurance intermediaries who are natural persons acting in their own name, persons who dire…

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