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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial relations

Article L733-5

I.- Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, the following are applicable by operation of law in French Polynesi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial relations

Article L732-5

I.- Pursuant to 8° of article 6-2 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, the following shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia: 1° Article L. 15…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-5

Performance studies relating to dentistry may only be carried out under the direction and supervision of a dental surgeon or a doctor with appropriate experience. Performance studies relating to midwi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-1

A temporary work agency may conclude an open-ended contract with an employee for the performance of successive assignments. Each assignment gives rise to: 1° The conclusion of a secondment contract be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5

Giving inaccurate or incomplete information in bad faith with a view to registration, deletion or an additional or amending entry in the trade and companies register is punishable by a fine of 4,500 e…

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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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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-5

For the application of article L. 5423-7 in Mayotte, the words: "in articles L. 821-1 and L. 821-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 35 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 Ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-5

I.-A marketing authorisation holder who does not himself carry out the advertising operations referred to in Articles 119 and 120 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall declare to the Dir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

For the application of articles L. 1251-5, L. 1251-9, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-13, L. 1251-16, L. 1251-17, L. 1251-29, L. 1251-30, L. 1251-31, L. 1251-34, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-41 and L. 1251-60 to open-ende…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-5

In the event of a sub-contract, the holder of the main contract remains personally liable for the performance of all obligations arising from the contract.

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