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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article L722-5

The suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings brought against the debtor's assets entails a prohibition on the debtor doing any act that would aggravate his insolvency, paying, in whole or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting rules for transfers of supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article L384-5

I. - The assets transferred with a portfolio of supplementary occupational pension contracts by a life insurance or capitalisation undertaking or a supplementary occupational pension fund are allocate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-5

A fine of 15,000 euros shall be imposed:1° Carrying out a liquidation without the prior declaration mentioned in article L. 310-1 or in disregard of the conditions laid down in that article;2° Carryin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-5

Operators of general shops are prohibited from engaging, either directly or indirectly, whether on their own account or on behalf of others, as commission agents or in any other capacity, in any trade…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Powers of the Regional Economic and Social Council and the Council for Culture, Education and the Environment

Article L4433-5

The regional economic, social and environmental council is obligatorily consulted in advance by the regional council on the preparation of the region's economic, social and cultural development plan,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-5

The bodies referred to in article L. 6361-2 are required, with regard to the monitoring agents referred to in article L. 6361-5 : 1° Present the documents and records establishing the origin of the in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-5

The region is responsible for : 1° The construction, reconstruction, extension and major repairs to the premises and infrastructure of the sports resource, expertise and performance centres; 2° The ge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

I.-Subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of Title II of Book I of this Part shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-5-1 A

I.-Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may be created by sharing an existing community of communes or agglomeration community under the conditions provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 1-2: Examination of genetic characteristics, genetic identification and genetic research.

Article L1541-5

The following provisions of the preliminary chapters, I and III of Title III of Book I of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Articles L. 1130-1 to L. 1130-6, in the vers…

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