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Showing 13211330 of 63254 articles for Art. L. 145-5-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-5

…U) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are applicable to the provision of the services mentioned in Article L. 547-4, provided that the project promoter is a legal entity. The conditions of application of thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-50

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2315-45, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, an employee housing information and assistance committee is set up within t…

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

Article L5211-59

…actions contributing to the exercise of this jurisdiction under the conditions laid down in article L. 132-13 of the Internal Security Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-5

…when that person, having been duly informed of the research programme within the meaning of Article L. 1243-3 of this Code, has not expressed his or her opposition. Opposition to the examination provi…

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

Article L2162-5

…ying out medically assisted procreation activities for purposes other than those defined in article L. 2141-2 of the Public Health Code is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Entitlement to benefits.

Article L6342-5

…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 continuing vocational trainin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-5

The investor or company carrying out the activities referred to in article L. 151-3 must provide the administrative authority in charge of the foreign investment authorisation and control procedure, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-5

…ng organised either by centres attached to the trade union organisations mentioned in 3° of article L. 2135-12, or by specialised institutes, is entitled, at his request, to one or more periods of lea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski lift equipment.

Article L2333-51

…ver several communes or several départements, the allocation of the tax base referred to in article L. 2333-49 between the said communes or the said départements is fixed, in the absence of agreement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Forest fire protection

Article L3232-5

…r hand, to restore forests. Where applicable, these actions are part of the plan defined in article L. 133-2 of the Forestry Code.

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