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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24

…pursuant to Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-6 with the exception of acts taken in application of 16° of I of article L. 232-5 and agreements concluded in application of IV of article L. 232-23-3-10…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-69

…les and subject to the guarantees and penalties mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5422-16. The conditions under which this payment is due are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-6

…visions of I do not apply to the Personal Data Protection Committee provided for in Article L. 1123-16 when its opinion must be sought for a research project involving national defence confidentiality…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-5

…ant fails, he may not take the second test. The content of the aptitude test is set out in Annex II-16-5.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-211

…he may not take the technical safety test. The content of the aptitude test is set out in Annex II-16-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-25-1

…here that person is, for that other employee, one of those mentioned in 1° to 9° of Article L. 3142-16. Annual leave may only be transferred if it exceeds twenty-four working days. An employee benefit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

…mic Area or in a State where the agreements provided for in Articles L. 632-7, L. 632-13 and L. 632-16 of this Code are applicable are required, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, to send…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-6

…ssued pursuant to Article L. 1333-31 ; 2° Failing to communicate, in application of article L. 1333-16 , the information required to update the national file of radioactive sources mentioned in articl…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-5

…This approval is issued for a maximum of five years under the conditions set out in article R. 342-16.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article D155-4

…ovisions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying automatically in the table below.…

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