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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article R231-3

The medical surveillance to which the sports federations mentioned in article L. 231-6 subject their licence holders registered on the list of top level sportsmen and women or recognised in the federa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Referee.

Article L2524-5

Agreements or arbitration awards made in application of this Title shall have the same effect as collective labour agreements. They are applicable, unless otherwise stipulated, from the day following…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-5

The Public Prosecutor shall refer the matter to the court for the purpose of terminating the accelerated safeguard procedure if it is established that the debtor had been in cessation of payments for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-5

Failure to comply with the measures ordered or to be applied to electronic addresses notified pursuant to article L. 521-3-1 is punishable by the penalties laid down in 1 of VI of Article 6 of Law no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of risks of exposure to ionising radiation.

Article L4451-4

The rules of prevention called for by this chapter are determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat issued pursuant to Article L. 4111-6, in particular the specific and adapted medical monitoring arrang…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-115

When a financial instrument mentioned in 6° of I of Article L. 214-36 includes a financial contract, in accordance with Article R. 214-32-24-1 , the latter is taken into account for the application of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L936-9

For the application of Article L. 611-7, L. 626-6 and L. 643-3, the institutions governed by Book IX of the Social Security Code are the complementary or supplementary retirement or provident institut…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and mandate

Article R112-2

The members of the Board of Directors mentioned in 3°, 4°, 5° and 6° of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inter-establishment prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-11

For the supervision of the inter-establishment occupational health and prevention service, each establishment social and economic committee exercises the same powers as those defined in articles D. 46…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-6

…nd receipts; 5° The use, during the previous financial year, of sums that could not be distributed; 6° Risk management policy; 7° Approval of any acquisition, sale or mortgage of real estate; 8° Appro…

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