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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-5

For the transactions referred to in 1° and the last paragraph of article L. 310-1, the State in which the policyholder has his principal residence or, if the policyholder is a legal entity, the State…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-5

Embryonic or foetal tissues or cells may only be removed, preserved and used following termination of pregnancy for diagnostic, therapeutic or scientific purposes. The woman who has undergone a termin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L5211-59

…c establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax authority exercising jurisdiction over local delinquency prevention schemes leads and coordinates actions contributing to the exercise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination with professional sectors, the public employment service and the public guidance service

Article L6121-5

The service providers mentioned in article L. 6351-1 inform Pôle emploi and the local missions and Capemploi, under conditions set by decree, of the effective entry into training, interruption and exi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-54

…the consumer exercises his right of withdrawal from the contract of sale or the contract for the provision of services referred to in 9° of Article L. 311-1, the credit agreement intended to finance i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-5

…e French Penal Code , reproduced below: "The act of carrying out medically assisted procreation activities for purposes other than those defined in article L. 2141-2 of the Public Health Code is punis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Entitlement to benefits.

Article L6342-5

The provisions applicable in terms of accidents at work and occupational illnesses to the persons mentioned in 2° of article L. 412-8 of the Social Security Code are applicable to all trainees in cont…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-52

The contract of sale or provision of services is automatically terminated, without compensation: 1° If the creditor has not, within seven days of acceptance of the credit agreement by the borrower, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Membership.

Article L2261-5

…a territorial or professional sector not included in its scope, it must take the form of a collective agreement between the interested parties in accordance with the provisions of article L. 2231-1 a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L2316-5

…or more establishments in the company constitute three electoral colleges in application of article L. 2314-11, at least one full delegate and one alternate delegate to the central social and economic…

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