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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article R4424-32-1

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-20

When the Minister responsible for Sports refers to the administrative court the acts taken by virtue of the delegation mentioned in article L. 131-14 which he considers to be contrary to the law, he m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-2

It is forbidden to administer or apply to animals, during sporting events organised by an approved federation or authorised by a delegated federation or by a specialised commission set up in applicati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-18

In all the cases provided for in this section, the court may order, as an additional penalty, the display or dissemination of all or part of the decision, or of a press release informing the public of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-1

The units of account referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 may consist of units in alternative investment funds open to professional investors, covered by sub-section 3 of section 2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-4

The following are exempt from the formality stipulated in 2° of article A. 331-3 : 1° Organisers who are members of the relevant delegated sports federation, provided that the event is included in the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-6

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts where rights are expressed in units of account mentioned in 6° or 7° of article R. 131-1, the sum paid according to the contractual provisions is equal t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-11

The court seised may order the dissemination, by any appropriate means, of information to the public of the judgment rendered. Where it orders the posting of the information pursuant to this paragraph…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 762-1

A person sentenced to a residence ban pursuant to article 131-31 du code pénal may be subjected by the sentencing decision to one or more of the following supervision measures: 1° Report periodically…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-21

If the debtor is subject to a cheque-writing ban imposed pursuant to Article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the liquidator shall obtain from the Banque de France a statement of the cheq…

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