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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-5

Any matter relating to the Agency's remit may be referred to it by the Minister for Health, where appropriate at the request of other ministers or other public establishments of the State, and by any…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance and approval procedures

Article L2193-5

When the declaration of subcontracting is made when the tender is submitted, the tenderer must identify in his tender the subcontractors he intends to use and the nature and amount of the subcontracte…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-5

Where a concession contract should not have been awarded to an economic operator because of a serious breach of the obligations laid down by European Union law on concession contracts which has been r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-5

…nferred by the patent do not extend: a) To acts performed in a private context and for non-commercial purposes; b) To acts performed on an experimental basis which relate to the subject matter of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article L2213-5

The mayor may, by reasoned order, prohibit access to certain roads or sections of roads for vehicles transporting hazardous materials covered by Council Directive 82/501 of 24 June 1982 on the major a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guaranteeing employees' purchasing power.

Article L3231-5

When the national consumer price index reaches a level corresponding to an increase of at least 2% compared to the index recorded when the immediately preceding minimum growth wage was established, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mergers between commercial companies

Article L236-5

As an exception to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 236-2, if the effect of the proposed merger is to increase the liabilities of the members or shareholders of one or more of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-5

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor's office and hearing or duly summoning the debtor, the liquidator, the administrator where one has been appointed, the person or persons appointed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of certain claims.

Article L643-5

The rights of mortgage creditors who are partially collocated on the distribution of the price of the properties are settled on the basis of the amount remaining due to them after the property colloca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-5

…onomic dependence on the part of an undertaking or group of undertakings operating one or more retail shops, or permanent points for the withdrawal by customers of retail purchases ordered by telemati…

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