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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-5

…should have been notified if it had occurred prior to a notification within the meaning of Article L. 430-3, or have failed to provide it with all or part of the information requested within the time…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5

…lisation grants, or by decreases in the adjustments provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 1614-4. The amount of the loss of tax revenue to be compensated, for each local authority concern…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-5

The temporary detention decision referred to in II of article L. 152-4 and in article L. 152-4-1 may be appealed by the person to whom the temporary detention decision is notified and, if this is a di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health Agency for Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L1442-5

The health democracy territories provided for inarticle L. 1434-9 are defined by the health agency for Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin at the level of these local authorities and may cov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-58

…t management functions. In the case of a branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10, this prohibition means the exercise of effective management functions, within the meaning…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7253-5

…of the territorial collectivity of Martinique shall, in cases where the first paragraph of articles L. 7253-3 and L. 7253-4-1 is not applied, be negotiated and signed by the authorities of the Republi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article L312-5

…using code applicable to establishments open to the public and subject to the provisions of article L. 312-7 of this code, arenas intended to host sporting events open to the public must be approved.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-5

Access to health data other than that mentioned in Article L. 1461-2 is free of charge for :1° The processing of data concerning health requested by the public authorities ;2° Research carried out exc…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-5

Natural or legal persons registered in the register referred to inarticle L. 141-3 must keep their books and documents available for inspection by authorised agents; they must also mention their regis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-5

…donor or to the identity of the third-party donor shall contact the commission mentioned in Article L. 2143-6.

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