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Showing 34413450 of 52239 articles for Art. 35 I 5° bis

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-5

Investment firms may, under conditions defined by the Minister for the Economy, acquire and hold equity interests in existing or start-up companies.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of offer

Article R3124-5

The awarding authority sets the award criteria in descending order of importance. The ranking of the criteria is indicated in the concession notice, in the invitation to submit a tender or in any othe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R618-5

The terms of application of articles R. 612-1 to R. 612-25 and R. 613-53 to R. 613-59 are set by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-5

On receipt of the filing, the following shall be mentioned on the application for registration: the date, place and serial number of filing or the national number provided for in Article R. 712-6.A re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-5

Actions brought on the basis of the provisions of international and European instruments relating to the unlawful international removal of children are brought before the family affairs judge of the c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles

Article A512-5

The amount of the financial guarantee referred to in article R. 512-15 must be at least equal to the sum of 115,000 euros and may not be less than twice the average monthly amount of funds collected b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employment centres.

Article L5313-5

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5

The legislative and regulatory provisions governing practitioners in public health establishments are applicable to doctors, odontologists and pharmacists recruited in the hospital unit of the Nanterr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-5

Where it appears that the debtor does not meet the conditions required for the opening of safeguard proceedings, the court shall reject the application.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article R6316-5

The organisations and bodies referred to in Article L. 6316-2 shall send the Minister responsible for vocational training the lists of service providers that they have certified. The procedures for fo…

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