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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-29

…vities; 2° Non-compliance with one of the conditions mentioned in articles R. 131-25 and R. 131-27; 3° In the case of renewal, non-compliance with the commitments set out in the delegation contract in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25

Retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in tourist areas characterised by a particularly large influx of tourists may provide weekly rest in rotation for all or so…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-4

…here the practical part of the apprenticeship training is carried out in the border country, 2° and 3° of Article L. 6211-4 and Titles II and IV of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 6222-18…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Principles and means of prevention

Article R4412-113

…s to be complied with by companies carrying out operations ; 2° The means of collective protection; 3° Individual protection equipment; 4° Measures to protect the site environment; 5° Provisions appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-59

…L. 5124-13-2; 2° Be subject to the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter II of Title III of this Book; 3° Not be classified in the category of medicinal products reserved for hospital use. II - Medicinal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…es of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty ;3° Not have as their purpose the holding of financial participations, except for holding exclusively…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dosimetric monitoring management

Article R4451-107

…ion of the need to maintain the worker in his post; 2° The absence of any medical contraindication; 3° The agreement of the worker concerned, who has received appropriate information on the associated…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-4-1

…he fixed-term employment contract is concluded to carry out urgent work required by safety measures;3° When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded to fill a seasonal job as defined in 3° of a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-12

I.-When the intermediaries referred to in 3° or 4° of the I of article R. 511-2 and their employees carry on the business of distribution as an ancillary activity to their main professional activity a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-4

The securities account is opened, or the entry is made in a shared electronic recording device, in the name of one or more account holders who are the owners of the financial securities held in the ac…

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