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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article R232-44

…° One member appointed by the Minister for Sport;4° One member appointed by the Minister for Health;5° One member appointed by the Minister for Research.Members are chosen for their medical, pharmaceu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-4

…person under twenty-five years of age who was effectively and permanently dependent on the employee;5° Three days for the death of a spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact, cohabitee, father, moth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-8

…amage to buildings, objects or animals rented or entrusted to the driver in any capacity whatsoever;5° Damage caused to goods and objects transported, with the exception of damage to the clothing of p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Account overdrafts

Article R312-33

…he credit agreement; 4° The amount of the authorisation and the conditions for making it available; 5° The borrowing rate, the conditions applicable to this rate and, where applicable, any index or re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Taxable properties

Article 1381

…tructions with the exception of land occupied by greenhouses assigned to an agricultural operation; 5° With the exception of those mentioned in the last paragraph of the article 1393, uncultivated lan…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence.

Article R512-12

…e Ministers of the Economy and Education.II - The salaried individuals mentioned in a and c to f of 5° of the I of article R. 511-2, working at the head office or in a production office, whose manager…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-1

All employees can use the rights in their personal training account to help finance a training course leading to a qualification, designed to enable them to change jobs or professions as part of a car…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-1

I.-The act or attempt to distribute or transfer, free of charge or for a consideration, gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations without authorisation or when authorisation is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-10

As from the referral to the territorial audit chamber and until the end of the procedure provided for in article LO 6471-7, the Territorial Council may not vote on budgetary matters, except for the de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of access and practice

Article D548-3-1

The civil liability insurance policy taken out by an intermediary in equity crowdfunding pursuant to Article L. 548-5 shall include cover of not less than 250,000 euros per claim and 500,000 euros per…

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