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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-5

…in the department may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the departmental council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devolved to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article L325-5

Without prejudice to the right of the parties to bring proceedings before the court, disputes relating to multi-territorial exploitation authorisations for online rights in musical works may be submit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-50

Any supplier of a value-added product or service referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 224-43 retains, for a minimum period of five years after termination of the contractual relationship,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article L343-5

Members of Parliament and senators as well as representatives to the European Parliament elected in France are authorised to visit waiting areas at any time.They may be accompanied by one or more jour…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-5

For the transactions referred to in 1° and the last paragraph of article L. 310-1, the State in which the policyholder has his principal residence or, if the policyholder is a legal entity, the State…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-5

The conditions set out in Chapters II, IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are applicable to the provision of the services mentioned in Article L. 547-4, provided that the project…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-5

Embryonic or foetal tissues or cells may only be removed, preserved and used following termination of pregnancy for diagnostic, therapeutic or scientific purposes. The woman who has undergone a termin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-50

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2315-45, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, an employee housing information and assistance committee is set up within t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L5211-59

The president of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax authority exercising jurisdiction over local delinquency prevention schemes leads and coordinates actions contr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination with professional sectors, the public employment service and the public guidance service

Article L6121-5

The service providers mentioned in article L. 6351-1 inform Pôle emploi and the local missions and Capemploi, under conditions set by decree, of the effective entry into training, interruption and exi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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