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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45

Apart from the case, punishable underarticle L. 411-7 of the Highway Code, of organising races of land motor vehicles on roads open to public traffic without authorisation, organising a concentration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory negotiation procedures

Article L2242-13

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2242-11 or in the event of non-compliance with its stipulations, the employer shall initiate, in the undertakings referred to in that same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Obligations and financial liability of the principal.

Article L3245-2

The project owner or client, informed in writing by one of the control officers mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2 of the partial or total non-payment of the legal or contractual minimum wage owed to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-8

The territorially competent State representative organises health checks on travellers and means of sea and air transport arriving in France from an affected area, within the meaning of Article 1 of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-4

Provocation to commit the offence provided for in article L. 3421-1 or one of the offences provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-39 of the French Criminal Code, even if this provocation has not been…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-3

Doctors established in a commune where there is no pharmacy may be authorised by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who will inform the State representative in the département, to kee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-6

For the purposes of the third paragraph of I of article L. 141-7, the main provisions of the group insurance contract are as follows: 1° The definition of the cover offered ; 2° The term of the contra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-22

I.-Equity items are classified into three tiers. This classification depends on whether they are basic own funds or ancillary own funds and on the following characteristics of permanent availability a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 919-115

The amount of exceptional aid may not exceed €50,000.The cumulative amount of the exceptional aid and the subsidies received by the foreign sales company under decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 rel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-3

The Authority may be consulted by the courts on anti-competitive practices defined in Articles L. 420-1 to L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5 as well as Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of t…

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