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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article D321-1

…atural person who assists in the organisation of sporting events involving motorised land vehicles; 3° licence holders and participants. These contracts may not derogate from the provisions defined by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to equity financing intermediaries

Article L573-16

…course of or in connection with which the offence was committed, for a period of up to five years; 3° Posting or broadcasting the decision in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-35…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to financial investment advisers

Article L573-10

…e exercise or on the occasion of which the offence was committed, for a period of up to five years; 3° Posting or broadcasting the decision in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-35…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58

…45-13 ; 2° The time limit within which the employee must send his request for leave to the employer;3° The rules for determining, per establishment, the maximum number of employees likely to benefit f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-13

The insurance provided for in Article L. 3253-6 does not cover sums contributing to compensation for loss caused by the termination of the employment contract in the context of redundancy for economic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-51

Unless the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution grants a waiver on a case-by-case basis, in particular to take account of an overall change in market conditions, the sum of the positive re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-15

Where supplementary occupational pension funds use references to credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European P…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-4

For the application of articles 914-2 and 914-3, box office takings between 22 June 2020 and 1 September 2020 are taken into account. However, for cinematographic works that have benefited from the pr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Abnormally low tenders

Article R2352-2

…tions available to the tenderer for supplying the products or services or for carrying out the work;3° The originality of the tender;4° The applicable environmental, social and labour regulations in f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity or natural gas supply contracts

Article R242-10

…by the network operator under the single contract in breach of the provisions of article L. 224-8; 3° Billing the consumer, under the single contract, for costs relating to network access other than…

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