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Showing 19311940 of 53777 articles for Art. al. 5 · Cass. com. 2 November 1994

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity.

Article L4135-5

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2 is treated as an actual period of work for the purposes of determining the period of paid leave and with regard to all rights arisi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R513-5

…erifies that the staff of its members subject to the good repute condition mentioned in articles L. 511-3 and L. 512-4 meet this condition. To this end, any person applying for membership or renewal t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Suspension of performance of the contract and ban on recruitment.

Article L6225-5

…ontract will result in termination of the contract on the date the parties are notified of the refusal. In this case, the employer shall pay the apprentice the sums he would have owed if the contract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expenditure chargeable to the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article L6241-5

…the balance of the apprenticeship tax in respect of the expenditure mentioned in 1° of Article L. 6241-4:1° Public secondary schools ;2° Private secondary education establishments managed by non-prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing obligations of employers with at least eleven employees

Article L6331-5

…n is allocated as follows:-1% is allocated by France Compétences as mentioned in 3° of article L. 6123-5; -for the remaining 0.30%, an extended branch agreement concluded between the trade union organ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article D43-5

In accordance with articles 41-4,41-6,99,706-153 et 778, the president of the investigating chamber has sole jurisdiction to rule on applications or appeals or disputes relating to:-to the restitution…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions for the employment of children by approved persons.

Article L7124-5

The approvals provided for in articles L. 7124-4 and L. 7124-4-1 for the employment of children under the age of sixteen are granted by the administrative authority for a fixed renewable period. They…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-5

The automated national register instituted by Article L. 1232-1 shall be operated and managed by the Agence de la biomédecine under the conditions laid down in this section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…onomic activities in the investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027 mentioned in Article 3 of Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid zones and in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the international spread of diseases in French Polynesia

Article R3845-5

…le 1 of the International Health Regulations, in health establishments or any other suitable place; 2° Measures to quarantine, within the meaning of Article 1 of the International Health Regulations,…

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