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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-5

…° Des articles L. 1225-66 et L. 1225-67, relating to resignation to bring up a child. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Pena…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-50

…t to the prefecture of the department in which the headquarters of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry is located, which draws up a summary statement. Under penalty of nullity of the vote…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-59

…pany in a Member State mentioned in 5° of I of Article L. 613-34 or a branch of significant importance is established; 2° The supervisory college or, where applicable, the European Central Bank and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-5

I. - Where the Constitutional Council has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée est intervenue dans les matières ressorti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-51

…cle R. 232-50 are carried out under the direct supervision of the person in charge of testing or, except for protected persons within the meaning of article L. 230-7, the escort provided for in articl…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-5

…applicable in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements, the following also constitute enforceable titles: 1° Deeds drawn up by a notary in these three départements where they relate to a clai…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-56

…de available and trained for this purpose, the person in charge of the test may decide either to proceed with the test or to cancel it if he considers that it cannot be carried out under the right con…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-5

The technical specifications are chosen by reference to standards or other equivalent documents available to candidates. The standards or documents must be marked "or equivalent" and chosen in the fol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-5

The following offences are punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° Failure to allow workers to express their opinions during meetings of the college or sanctioning or dismissing them, in breach of articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-5

…d to in Article L. 218-4. This share and the arrangements for its distribution among the authors concerned are set under conditions determined by a company agreement or, failing that, by any other col…

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