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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-1

…le L. 123-1-1 of the French Commercial Code or by V of article 19 of the loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisanat, le certificat d'insc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97

…articles constructed or manufactured before the entry into force of the provisions of decree no. 96-1133 of 24 December 1996 relating to the ban on asbestos, adopted in application of the Labour Code…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to issue or renew residence permits

Article L432-2

The renewal of a temporary or multi-annual residence permit may, by a reasoned decision, be refused to a foreign national who ceases to fulfil one of the conditions required for the issue of this perm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-19

…the powers conferred on the delegating federations by this section and by Articles L. 222-7, L. 222-11, L. 222-15, L. 222-16, L. 222-18, L. 222-19, L. 311-2 and L. 331-4 to L. 331-7 may be exercised,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

…o the Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation by articles R. 653-14, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9°, 10° and 11° of II of the rural and maritime fishing code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-13

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 356-11, where the prudential regime of a third country has been recognised as temporarily equivalent by a delegated act of the European Commission, the Aut…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-5

…or the application of the legislative provisions of Book IV in French Polynesia: 1° In Article L. 2411-1, 2°, 3° and 4° are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2412-2 : a) In 2°, the words: "defined in articles…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-18

Without prejudice to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 232-11, the Chairman of the Agency may delegate to the Secretary General and the Director of the Control Department, within the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-7

…fect may either decide to maintain the authorisation under the conditions set out in article L. 522-11, or withdraw it in accordance with the provisions of article L. 522-39.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article L731-4

…to the commercial chamber, with the exception of articles L. 721-1, L. 721-2, L. 722-3, and L. 722-11 to L. 722-13. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 722-14, the duties of juges-c…

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