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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-5

The conciliation procedure is applicable, under the same conditions, to legal persons under private law and to natural persons exercising an independent professional activity, including a liberal prof…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Article L410-5

The approval of training organisations, aviation medicine expertise centres and medical examiners, as well as the authorisation of examiners provided for in…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5

I. - The regional or inter-regional council, under the supervision of the national council, carries out the tasks defined in article L. 4312-2 at regional level. It represents the profession in the re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-50

A decree in the Council of State shall set out the terms and conditions for the application of this law.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation and declaration

Article L331-5

Any natural or legal person governed by private law, other than a sports federation, who organises an event open to licence holders in a discipline for which authority has been delegated in accordance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

Article L1423-5

Employee councillors elect a chairman or vice-chairman who is an employee.Employers' industrial tribunal members elect a chairman or vice-chairman who is an employer.Voting by mandate is possible. How…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-5

With a view to improving the quality of patient care, the Haute Autorité de santé issues an opinion addressed to the ministers responsible for health and industry on the references to harmonised stand…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional and nuclear risks.

Article L431-5

The State guarantee may be granted to the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance in respect of its reinsurance of risks covered by insurance or the financial guarantee pursuant to article L. 597-7 of the Envi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Notification, publication and filing.

Article L2231-5

The earliest of the signatory organisations to an agreement or arrangement notifies the text to all representative organisations at the end of the signature procedure.

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