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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-29

The content of the specifications provided for in article R. 212-10-9 is set out in appendix II-2-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standing advisory group on working conditions

Article R4641-8

…the Vice-Chairman of the Conseil d'Orientation des Conditions de Travail and run by its General Secretary. It comprises : 1° In respect of the college of social partners: a) Five employee representati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

Unemployed young people aged between sixteen and twenty-five and disabled people aged under thirty who are unemployed on the date the contract is signed and who : 1° Either do not hold any qualificati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-170

…ic within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article L. 411-2-1, a document containing an assessment of the ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-19

…ivities are carried out, exits and clearances must comply with the following specific requirements: 1° There may be no fewer than two exits where these must allow the passage of more than five people;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-4-2

…onditions provided for in articles L. 1262-1 or L. 1262-2 shall submit a reasoned report to the competent administrative authority. The latter shall inform the company concerned without delay, before…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Valuation of public property by the holder of the partnership contract

Article L2233-1

…the value of a part of the domain, the purchaser may, after having delimited, if necessary, the assets belonging to the public domain, authorise the holder:1° To grant authorisations to occupy the pu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-18

…ate or their respective lawyers are heard in their observations, whichever of the persons listed in 1° and 2° of Article R. 40-4 who is the author of the appeal or his lawyer who has the floor first.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

Except in cases where the user is a natural person acting for non-business purposes, the provisions of article L. 133-1-1, the last two paragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Control and common provisions

Article L317-1

…eof, and obtain information and evidence by summons or on site. They may only enter these premises between eight o'clock in the morning and eight o'clock at night. If the person in charge of the premi…

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