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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-45

The delegating sports federation shall send the professional leagues the data required to exercise disciplinary powers at first instance where these have been delegated to the leagues under the agreem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-4

Without prejudice to the rights of holders of claims arising from the management of these operations, no creditor of the insurance undertaking other than the policyholders, members, insured persons or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2143-4

…Document, in place of the declaration on their honour and the information mentioned in Article R. 2143-3. 2143-3.With regard to the conditions for participation, the purchaser shall indicate in the c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: CONDITIONS OF RECEPTION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L554-4

…this chapter, benefit from the continuing vocational training actions provided for in Article L. 6313-1 of the Labour Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-4

I. - The persons mentioned in article L. 341-3 may appoint natural persons to carry out banking or financial canvassing on their behalf. The establishments and undertakings or institutions mentioned i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-4

A profit-sharing account has been set up. Its credit balance is allocated to : 1° The mathematical reserve by revaluation of guarantees, under conditions defined by order of the Minister for the Econo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-4

…intervention of the Bureau central de tarification, as well as the insurers concerned, are required to provide the Bureau central de tarification with the information relating to the matter referred t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-4

Where an insurance contract has been taken out to cover the financial consequences of the civil liability of the perpetrator of personal injury resulting from an accident as referred to in article L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-43

By way of derogation from 1° and 2° of article 223-26, for the selective structural aid provided for in article 223-25 granted during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have di…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-40

By way of derogation from 1° of article 223-4, for the selective aid for the distribution of unreleased works provided for in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of del…

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