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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-5

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Sections 1, 2, 5, 10, 11 and 12 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;2° Sections 1 and 2 and sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-5

…ning of the centre. He or she is responsible for ensuring the overall coherence of staff activities and coordination with external contributors, either personally or, where appropriate, by delegation,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-5

…f this article, as well as: 1° Those of articles L. 645-4, L. 812-2, L. 814-5, L. 814-10, R. 814-24 and R. 814-38, if the mandataire judiciaire is a person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-5

Ability test provided for in article R. 321-67 Legal subjects Voluntary and judicial sales: concepts and distinctions; applicable texts. Taxation. Resale rights. Intervention by the State: right of pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-5

Written Civil law Persons. Property. Obligations (contracts and liabilities). Securities and privileges. Commercial law Traders. Commercial deeds. Commercial books. The trade and companies register; p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-5

The conditions under which members of collective management organisations may obtain, with due respect for the secrets protected by law, communication of documents or information, including of a nomin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-5

For the purposes of executing the letter rogatory, the judicial police officer or, under the latter's supervision, the judicial police agent or investigation assistant may, with the express authorisat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-5

…d to in article L. 425-2 may only enter the premises referred to in article L. 425-4 between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. or at any time when these premises are open to the public or when a competition or sporti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-5

An employee's dismissal is cancelled if, within fifteen days of being notified of the dismissal, she sends her employer a medical certificate stating that she is pregnant, in accordance with the condi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance and approval procedures

Article L2193-5

…tender is submitted, the tenderer must identify in his tender the subcontractors he intends to use and the nature and amount of the subcontracted services.When the declaration of subcontracting is ma…

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