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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: State aid.

Article L5134-59

State aid may be combined with the reductions in contributions provided for inarticle L. 241-13 of the Social Security Code.It may not be combined with any other employment aid granted by the State. H…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5

I. - Establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, in application of article L. 1243-2, may obtain, for therapeutic purposes, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-5

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco products, as well as companies, professional organisations or associations representing them, are liable to a fine of €45,000 if they fail to send…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-5

With the exception of the cases mentioned in b and c of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the removal decision may not be enforced before the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-5

…nt, in respect of one year, more than 1% of the parturients or more than 1% of the deceased in a public health establishment comprising a maternity unit and situated on the territory of another commun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Civil capacity.

Article L2132-5

Trade unions may:1° Set up and administer information centres for job offers and applications;2° Create, administer and subsidise professional provident institutions, educational, training, popularisa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article L313-56

For lease contracts with a promise to sell, the offer also sets out:1° The conditions for exercising the option and its cost broken down between, on the one hand, the fraction of the initial payments…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-5

…he specific statute for the body of sports teachers may set a proportion of posts reserved for high-level sportsmen and women, even if they do not belong to the administration, who have been on the li…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 3222-4, in each department a departmental commission for psychiatric care is responsible for examining the situation of persons admitted for psychiatr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L1143-5

When ruling on liability, the court may order the defendant to pay an advance on the costs not included in the costs incurred by the association, including those relating to the implementation of arti…

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