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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-3

…gne or by the company holding exclusive rights mentioned a ̀ l'article 137 de la loi n° 2019-486 du 22 mai 2019 relative à ̀ la croissance et a ̀ la transformation des entreprises.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-60-1

…rm contract in days and who has reached the age stipulated in the first paragraph of article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code requests to work reduced hours in relation to the maximum legal o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7124-8

…ir council, under the conditions provided for in the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 7125-22.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article L744-2

…2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 22 March 2012 L. 212-3 with the exception of IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 212-4 to L. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-3

…ocedure for authorising their availability on the market pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-137

Articles L. 22-10-62, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-210 and Articles L. 225-211 and L. 22-10-64 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAFs covered by this sub-paragraph.A SICAF cover…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-138

…ed are calculated after deduction of the shares they own. The procedure provided for in articles L. 225-147 and L. 22-10-53 is not applicable. When the Extraordinary General Meeting waives pre-emptive…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-10-1

…ts the biological profile for examination by the committee of experts referred to in article L. 232-22-1.In the absence of an atypical profile result, where the expert considers that it is very likely…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-51

…by sodium valproate or one of its derivatives as defined in the third paragraph of Article L. 1142-22 and the guidelines of its policy relating to compensation for losses resulting from contamination…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R752-4

…t 2015R. 312-20 with the exception of a) of 1° of IVn° 2023-631 of 20 July 2023R. 312-21 and R. 312-22, with the exception of the penultimate paragraph of its In° 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015II. - For…

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