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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Provisions relating to the participants in sporting competitions referred to in Article L. 131-16

Article D131-36-1

The following are participants in sporting competitions within the meaning of article L. 131-16: 1° Professional sportsmen and sportswomen, high-level sportsmen and sportswomen and sportswomen exercis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses.

Article L2123-18-3

Exceptional assistance and rescue expenses incurred in an emergency by the mayor or a deputy using their personal funds may be reimbursed to them by the municipality on production of supporting docume…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-13-3

The Director General may, after consulting the Athlete and Trainee Life Council sitting on a disciplinary panel, impose a disciplinary sanction on any athlete or trainee who has breached the instituti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-36-1

The company's Articles of Association determine the rules governing the convening and deliberations of the Board of Directors. When it has not met for more than two months, at least one third of the m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-37-1

The Board of Directors deliberates annually on the company's policy in terms of professional equality and equal pay on the basis of the indicators relating to professional equality between women and m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30-1

The directors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 shall have the time necessary to carry out their mandate effectively, under the conditions defined by decree in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union representation at company and establishment level

Article L2122-3-1

When submitting the list, the trade union shall indicate, where applicable, its affiliation to a trade union organisation. In the absence of such indication, the trade union organisation does not rece…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article L351-3-1

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-1-3

The public information of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle relating to industrial property titles and the national register of companies may be made available to the public on reques…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-3-1

Failure by the employer to comply with the measures taken by the inspection officer pursuant to articles L. 4731-1 or L. 4731-2 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.

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