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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-5

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles L. 654-3 and L. 654-4 shall also incur the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Temporary suspension of the right to practise for professional incompetence

Article R4221-15-5

A pharmacist who has been the subject of a total or partial suspension of the right to practise may not resume his activity without having provided proof to the competent regional or central council t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

The following foreign nationals are exempt from signing the Republican Integration Contract provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 413-2: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wordin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-5

I. - The association's articles of association contain at least the following clauses: The purpose of the association, as a popular retirement savings group, is to subscribe one or more popular retire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-5

I.-Any trader who resells or advertises the resale of a product in its unaltered state at a price lower than its actual purchase price is liable to a fine of €75,000. This fine may be increased to hal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50

I. - When implementing a resolution measure, the College of Resolution shall take into account the objectives of the resolution. These objectives are as follows: 1° To ensure the continuity of critica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-5

Title III of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1231-1 A, L. 1233-3, L. 1233-4, L. 1234-3-1, L. 1234-4, L. 1235-1, with the exc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional obligations

Article R422-54

The industrial property attorney: 1° Refrains in the same case from advising, assisting or representing clients with opposing interests; he also refrains from accepting a new case if the secrecy of in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: General conditions of application of the Code in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L711-5

For the application of the provisions of Books I to VI of this Code in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations in this Book : 1° References to the provisions of the Civil Code,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5

Where a minor apprentice is employed by an ascendant, the apprenticeship contract is replaced by a declaration signed by the employer. This declaration is treated in all respects as an apprenticeship…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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