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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-5

…man of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liability arising from the exercise of the mandate of the representatives of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and performance of the contract.

Article L6325-5

…It is drawn up in writing. Where it is for a fixed term, it is concluded in application of article L. 1242-3. The professionalisation contract is filed with the administrative authority.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Building and civil engineering operations.

Article L4744-5

…or to submit to the project owner or coordinator the specific health and safety plan for workers provided for in article L. 4532-9 is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros. A repeat offence is punishabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-5

I. - In the local authorities covered by the article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, following a public opinio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

I. - A surety guarantee mechanism is hereby set up to honour, in the event of default by a credit institution or finance company, the surety undertakings required by law or regulation and given by tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-5

…ions for appointing the members of the committee mentioned in 1°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 6° of I of Article L. 1412-2, in particular the procedures for respecting the gap mentioned in III of the same Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Contractual obligations

Article L315-5

Chapter IV of this Title shall apply to the business of issuing and managing electronic money, without prejudice to the additional requirements laid down in this Section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offering advantages

Article L1453-5

Offering or promising benefits in cash or in kind, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, to persons mentioned in article L. 1453-4 is prohibited for any person providing health services, pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L521-5

The obligations set out in Articles L. 521-2 to L. 521-4 do not apply to the presentation of a contract covering the risks mentioned in Article L. 111-6 or a reinsurance treaty.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-5

Investment firms are bound by the obligations of Articles L. 511-35, L. 511-36, L. 511-37 and L. 511-39. They shall have sound accounting procedures.The previous paragraph applies to portfolio managem…

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