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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…on. It may also employ contract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State empl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article R774-4

…sulting from the decreeR. 513-1-An° 2022-766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-1n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-4 to R. 513-6 with the exception of the third paragraphn° 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article R773-4

…sulting from the decreeR. 513-1-An° 2022-766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-1n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-4 to R. 513-6 with the exception of the third paragraphn° 202…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation.

Article L4432-6

The provisions of article L. 3123-16 are applicable to the functions of regional councillor.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-6

…14° Participation in any form of public or private grouping; 15° Acceptance of gifts and legacies; 16° Bringing legal actions and settlements as well as recourse to arbitration in the event of disput…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…tive professional organisation of first-aid skiers; 15° The President of the French Ski Federation; 16° A member of the French Ski Federation appointed by its President; 17° The President of the Frenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-25

…232-23, companies meeting the definition of micro-enterprises within the meaning of article L. 123-16-1, with the exception of the companies referred to in Article L. 123-16-2 and those whose busines…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…135-4 ;2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, for their application , resulting from Decree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;3° The provisions of Book III with the exception of Articles R. 326-1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-3

…22-2 may grant sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the onli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…ble articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 December 2020D. 561-32-1no. 2020-119 of…

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