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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-3

…gories of data may be recorded in the automated processing of personal data mentioned in Article R. 232-41-1:1° Data relating to the athlete's civil status:a) Surname and first name ;b) Date and place…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-3

…for one of the following reasons, the person mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article R. 4412-97 finds that the location cannot be carried out, the safety of workers is ensured under the condi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-3

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions laid down in Article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in Article L. 5451-1 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-3

…rts associations or the companies they form must provide the following documents: 1° Balance sheets and profit and loss accounts for the last two financial years for which the accounts have been close…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-31

…cies.It shall indicate1° The economic, financial or technical reasons for the proposed redundancies;2° The number of redundancies envisaged;3° The professional categories concerned and the proposed cr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Formation of the company

Article L4041-3

…ofessional outpatient healthcare company are those who meet all the conditions required by the laws and regulations in force for practising a medical profession, a medical auxiliary or a pharmacist an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-3

…erchants, between craftsmen, between credit institutions, between finance companies or between them;2° Those relating to commercial companies;3° Those relating to commercial acts between all persons.H…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3611-3

The metropolis of Lyon is freely administered under the conditions laid down by this book and by the non-contradictory provisions of Part I of this code, Titles II, III and IV of Book I and Books II a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L5111-3

…ed in Article L. 5111-1, involving a misrepresentation of: 1° Its identity, including its packaging and labelling, its name or its composition with regard to any of its constituents, including excipie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1261-30

…following information at any time: 1° The number of donations of human remains received each year; 2° The medical teaching activities and research projects undertaken; 3° The number and nature of con…

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