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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pledge of goods represented by a storage receipt

Article R522-24-5

The pledge is retained for five years from the date of registration. Its effect ceases if the registration has not been renewed before the expiry of this period. In this case, the platform manager aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5-2

The implementation of the provisions of Article R. 1132-5-1 is subject to the establishment of an organisational protocol between the qualified medical practitioner in genetics and the genetic counsel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-5

The following do not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° The first paragraph, the first, third and fourth sentences of the second paragraph of I and the last seven paragraphs of III ofArticle L. 1434…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-5

All advertising, with the exception of broadcast advertising, contains the following statement, irrespective of the medium used: "A loan commits you and must be repaid. Check your ability to repay bef…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-5

The holder of the travel document for foreign minors provided for in article L. 414-4 may be readmitted to France, without a visa, on presentation of this document accompanied by a valid travel docume…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Libraries

Article L1421-5

The rules relating to departmental libraries are laid down by the provisions of Titles I and III of Book III of the Heritage Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-5

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 3112-1 and L. 3112-2 concerning the boundaries of the départements, decisions relating to the modification of the territorial boundaries of the communes and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

Retirement means the possibility given to the employer to terminate the employment contract of an employee who has reached the age mentioned in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code , sub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1242-5

In the six months following a redundancy for economic reasons, it is forbidden to conclude a fixed-term employment contract for a temporary increase in activity, including for the performance of an oc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Purpose

Article L1111-5

Where a contract covers works and supplies or services, it is a works contract if its main purpose is to carry out works.Where a contract covers services and supplies, it is a service contract if the…

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