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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article D321-6

…nvalidity risk" cover comprising a capital sum of 30,000 euros for total invalidity, which may be reduced according to the degree of invalidity after application of a 6% excess; c) "Health capital" co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article D321-3

The insurer may not claim against the victim or his successors : 1° An excess ; 2° A proportional reduction of the indemnity; 3° Forfeiture of rights. It may bring an action for reimbursement of sums…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Freedom to provide services within the territory of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D420-6

…financiers shall communicate the information referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 420-18 to the competent authority of the State concerned within one month, in accordance with the procedu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Terms and conditions for the use of rights acquired under a public law activity

Article D6323-44

The conversion into euros of rights acquired in hours referred to in article R. 6323-43 is carried out at the rate of 15 euros per hour.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D57

…listed in the register of particularly high-profile detainees provided for in the article D. 223-11 du code pénitentiaire, police or gendarmerie forces are called in to reinforce the prison escort. Ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-64

In the exercise of their powers, the public prosecutor and the courts responsible for enforcing sentences, as well as, if a case is referred to them, the prison integration and probation service, shal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The State representative

Article D6212-1

…ve of the State in Saint-Barthélemy exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n° 2007-1071 du 6 juillet 2007 relatif au représentant de l'Etat dans la collectivité de Saint-Barth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation for bodies without a public accountant to allocate and pay expenditure relating to the remuneration of vocational training trainees

Article D1611-28

…compulsory by law; 2° The attestations and certificates mentioned in II of Article 51 of Decree no. 2016-360 of 25 March 2016 on public contracts proving that it has fulfilled its tax and social secur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Monitoring working hours

Article D212-17

…by Article L. 620-2 of the Labour Code, with the exception of establishments covered by Decree No. 83-1111 of 19 December 1983. The provisions of this section apply, with the exception of articles D.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-18

…shall ensure that the processing of personal data carried out in this context complies with the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés modifiée et préci…

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