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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-8

…rivate company designed to facilitate the employment of a high-level sportsperson, referee or judge and his or her professional retraining. The purpose of this agreement is also to define the rights a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-8

…s of III of the same article, immediately informs known creditors of the opening of the proceedings and invites them to notify it, within two months of receipt of this notice, of the amount of their c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-8

The acts necessary for the conservation of the debtor's rights and the preservation of his assets are the subject of a report submitted to the judge assigned, a copy of which is sent to the Public Pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the provision of services in France by live performance entrepreneurs established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R7122-8

…the regional prefect for the place of the first public representation. It specifies the start date and duration of the planned practice in France. The information is sent at least one month before th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Training for sports professions

Article L211-8

Physical activity and sports training programmes include instruction on the principles of the Republic, secularism and the prevention and detection of radicalisation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prohibition on dilution

Article R1333-8

I. - The deliberate dilution of radioactive substances, including waste, materials and effluents contaminated by such substances, in order to comply with a requirement, a threshold or a limit is prohi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R4162-8

…he Labour Inspectorate receives the agreement or action plan provided for in I of article L. 4162-1 and article L. 4162-2. The penalty, calculated by applying the rate notified by the Regional Directo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conciliation Commission

Article R4311-83

The provisions of articles R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 are applicable to nurses.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: The region

Article L131-8

…licy to the regional tourism committee, particularly in the areas of studies, planning, development and equipment, aid for accommodation, technical assistance for marketing and vocational training. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-8

When the foreign liquidator or any person exercising a function similar to that of the mandataire judiciaire, the administrateur judiciaire or the liquidator has ceased his functions or in the case me…

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