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Showing 29212930 of 52239 articles for Art. 35 I 5° bis

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-5

Investment service providers may, concurrently with commodity brokers, negotiate and broker sales or purchases of metallic materials. They alone have the right to determine the price.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-5

Certificates of addition applied for prior to the entry into force of Law No. 90-1052 of 26 November 1990 on industrial property shall remain subject to the rules applicable on the date of their appli…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-5

The provisions of articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 are also applicable to practices that target professionals and non-professionals.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-5

If neither father nor mother is left in a position to exercise parental authority, guardianship shall be opened as stated in article 390 below.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-5

The appeal is not open to the person sentenced in absentia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-5

Every person has the right, in the light of his state of health and the urgency of the interventions that this requires, to receive, throughout the territory, the most appropriate treatment and care a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-5

Any member of a town council who, without a valid excuse, has refused to carry out one of the duties devolved upon him by the laws, shall be declared to have resigned by the administrative court. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-54

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-52

I. - The persons who effectively manage the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of article L. 511-13 and the members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Boa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-51

Independently of the formalities prescribed for the exercise of the action in warranty, the bearer of a bill of exchange protested for lack of payment may, by obtaining the permission of the judge, se…

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