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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-42-1

…the supervision of activities taking place in a specific environment, as defined in article R. 212-7, the applicant must also certify, in his or her admissibility file, that he or she has met the "re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Equipment and property leasing companies

Article L515-2

…basis, companies created with a view to carrying out the transactions referred to in article L. 313-7, even if not on a regular basis, must be authorised as finance companies.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-3

Where, pursuant to articles L. 5214-21, L. 5215-22 and L. 5216-7, a public establishment for intercommunal cooperation replaces all or some of its member communes within a syndicate, this establishmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Individual health monitoring

Article R4513-9

When it is compulsory to draw up a written prevention plan, in application of article R. 4512-7, this plan is made available to the occupational physician of the user company and to the occupational p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-19

The aptitude test provided for in articles R. 822-6 and R. 822-7 takes place at least once a year, on a date set by order of the Minister of Justice, published in the Official Journal of the French Re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

…likely to constitute infringements provided for in articles L. 335-2, L. 335-3, L. 335-4 and L. 335-7-1 when they are committed on electronic communications networks used for the provision of online p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Definition of banking-related transactions

Article L311-2

…ing of movable or immovable property for institutions authorised to carry out leasing transactions; 7. The payment services mentioned in II of Article L. 314-1; 8. The issue and management of electron…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-5

…t court by the victim or the subrogation actions provided for in articles L. 1142-14 and L. 1142-24-7.Provided that the first rejection opinion has not given rise to an irrevocable court decision in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-4

…compliance with the provisions of articles L. 1332-1, L. 1332-3, this article and articles L. 1332-7 and L. 1332-8, or with the regulations and individual decisions taken for their application, the r…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-1

…wo months following the summons, without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 412-3 to L. 412-7. However, the judge may, in particular when the rehousing procedure carried out pursuant to articl…

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