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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-16

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 3163-3, applicable to the employment of young workers aged between sixteen and eighteen for temporary work in cases of extreme urgency, is punishabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L743-14

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L742-14

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

…to a sports betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disposals, acquisitions and transfers

Article R1333-154

…ued by this body, except in the cases defined by the decision provided for in 1° of Article R. 1333-165.If no response is received within two months, the registration application referred to in the pr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-3-1

…o rely on the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 13 of the above-mentioned Order of 7 May 2009, the contracting authority/entity shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18-3

I. - The draft budget is sent by the Director General to the Ministers for Sport and the Budget at least fifteen days before it is presented to the Board of Directors of the institution. II. - The Boa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable premises

Article 1407

…icipal bodies, as well as public establishments other than those referred to in 1° of II of Article 1408.II. - The following are not liable for tax:1° Premises liable for the business property tax whe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-14

In all cases where an employee, with board and lodging, receives remuneration in cash in excess of the minimum resulting from the provisions of this sub-section, the application of these provisions sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ethics officers in health authorities and bodies

Article R1451-14

In the event of difficulty in obtaining a response from the persons mentioned in articles L. 1451-1 and L. 1452-3 to the requests for information that he addresses to them, the compliance officer shal…

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