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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-154

The training for the first-level "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" includes: - a training unit in leadership and training (minimum duration: forty hours); - a training unit in organisation (minimum…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14

Pursuant to the provisions of 3° and 8° of article R. 332-2, units or shares of undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities covered by section 1 and collective investments covere…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZE

A contribution is hereby instituted on the transfer to a publisher or distributor of television services within the meaning of Articles 2 and 2-1 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-4

The financial assistance of the social and economic committee and that of the company paid in favour of employees do not have the character of remuneration for the application of employment legislatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-4

Sports associations can only benefit from State aid if they have been approved. Approval is based in particular on the existence of statutory provisions guaranteeing the democratic operation of the as…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Additional penalties

Article L823-4

Physical persons convicted under articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 or L. 823-3 incur the following additional penalties:1° A residence ban for a maximum of five years;2° Suspension of the driving licence fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-6

In undertakings or groups which have a profit-sharing agreement and which work together with other undertakings on a specific and coordinated activity, an agreement may be concluded to provide for all…

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

Article R351-5

I.-In each currency, the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4 is calculated in accordance with the following principles: 1° The equalisation adjustment must be equal to the differen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-19

A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "family member of a beneficiary of stateless status", identical to the card provided for in article L. 424-18, issued to a foreign national who has ob…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Disputes

Article L2315-86

Except in the case provided for in Article L. 1233-35-1, the employer refers to the court within a period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat :1° The deliberation of the social and economic committee…

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