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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-5

The cheque cannot be accepted. A statement of acceptance on the cheque is deemed to be unwritten. However, the drawee may endorse the cheque; endorsement has the effect of establishing the existence o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Limitation period for wrongful acts.

Article L1332-5

No penalty imposed more than three years prior to the commencement of disciplinary proceedings may be invoked in support of a new penalty.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5

I.-The regional health agency organises, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the public service mission of permanence of care mentioned in article L. 6314-1. Its procedures, draw…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-5

The report of the classification committee to which the matter has been referred characterises the work or document and, in particular, indicates the sequences or images likely to give rise to particu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2341-5

The provisions of articles L. 2141-7 to L. 2141-11 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Entrance fees, charges and tariffs

Article L3114-5

The payment by the concessionaire of entry fees to the concession granting authority is prohibited when the concession contract concerns drinking water, sewerage or household waste and other waste.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Supply contracts of contracting entities

Article R2153-5

The list of countries and sectors covered, on the date of its publication, by an agreement mentioned in Article L. 2153-2 is specified as necessary by an order of the Minister responsible for the econ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article L622-5

Any third party is prohibited from:- reproducing the protected topography;- commercially exploiting or holding, transhipping, using, exporting or importing for that purpose any such reproduction or an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-5

The owner of the sports stadium must attach to the application for approval any document that the Prefect deems necessary to inform the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee and, wh…

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