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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Referees and judges

Article D211-101

Each approved federation organises training for referees and judges which includes, in compliance with the provisions of article L. 726-1 of the French Internal Security Code, awareness training in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, Title I of Book II is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 2212-3, and the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-13

…o issue its opinion. II.The Commission's opinion takes particular account of the following factors: 1° Compliance with the regulations governing the spraying in question; 2° The origin of the damage;…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: AUTHORISED CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article R811-1

…f consumer defence associations provided for in article L. 811-1 may be granted to any association: 1° Which, on the date of the application for approval, can prove that it has been in existence for o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article A370-1

The documents sent by the competent authorities of the State in which the institution referred to in Article L. 370-1 has its registered office or principal place of business and referred to in the fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-144

…itions set out in articles R. 214-137 and R. 214-138, no later than fifteen days before the meeting:1° The management company's report ;2° The report(s) of the Supervisory Board;3° The Statutory Audit…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-10

The salary used as a basis for the proportional distribution of the special profit-sharing reserve is equal to the total earned income, as taken into account for the determination of the basis for con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-36

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 123-1 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire, each industrial tribunal has a registry, the service of which is provided by State emplo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-3

Failure by the employer to comply with the measures taken by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment pursuant to Article L. 4721-1 is punishable by a fine o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-2

Employees placed on part-time work can benefit, during the periods when they are not working, from all the actions and training mentioned in articles L. 6313-1 and L. 6314-1 carried out in particular…

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