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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-20

The composition of the Professional Advisory Committee on Sport and Leisure Activities, reporting to the Minister for Youth and the Minister for Sport, is as follows: 1° Eight employers' representativ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article A421-1

…s Committee; c) Two representatives of approved sports federations within the meaning of article L. 131-8 of the French Sports Code, constituted to organise the practice of a single sporting disciplin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia

Article A425-2

I.-The New Caledonia Sports Funding Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia, territorial d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable to Martinique

Article A428-1

I.-The Martinique Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Martinique or his representative; b) The Rector of the M…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article D22-10-16

…shes, where applicable, the portion of the annuity granted under a scheme referred to in article L. 137-11 of the Social Security Code from that paid under another scheme set up by the company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-3

…lations. II -The restricted formation of the Board of Directors, provided for in II of article L. 1413-9, includes, in addition to the Chairman of the Board of Directors who chairs it : 1° The represe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-8

…rseas departments and regions and the territorial units of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, using a non-geographic, fixed, toll-free number. No additional cost other than t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-38

…artments and regions and the territorial collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, using a non-geographic, fixed, toll-free number. No additional cost other than t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-18

…he case of Réunion, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, French Guyana and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Central Council of Section E of the National Order of Pharmacists. It may de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-16

Any clause or agreement contrary to the provisions of articles L. 134-2 and L. 134-4, the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 134-11, and of article L. 134-15 or derogating, to the detriment of…

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