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

Article R2121-5

In the cases provided for in article L. 2121-5, the compulsory resignation of members of municipal councils is pronounced by the administrative court. The mayor, after refusal established under the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-57

In establishments authorised to manufacture and import medicated feed, the following information is recorded:1° The date of manufacture, import, transfer or issue as appropriate and, if manufacture ha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D445-5

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R490-5

For the application of Article 15(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty establishi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ORGANISATION

Article L3631-5

The metropolitan council elects the members of the permanent commission. The permanent commission is composed of the president and one or more vice-presidents of the metropolitan council as well as, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article R463-5

Where the rapporteur deems it useful, for the investigation of the referrals referred to in Article L. 462-5 and requests for precautionary measures under article L. 464-1 for which it is responsible,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-5

When the person subject to the measure provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 332-16 is domiciled in a department other than that of the prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect who impose…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D446-5

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-58

I. - When it has adopted a resolution measure in respect of a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34, the resolution board shall fulfil the obligations set out in II and III as soon as circumsta…

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