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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-2

The doping prevention medical units must, under the coordination of the Minister responsible for Sport: 1° Set up a system of specialised consultations open to athletes who use doping substances or me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-14

When carrying out the risk assessment, the employer shall in particular take into consideration: 1° The inventory of ionising radiation sources provided for in Article R. 1333-158 of the Public Health…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-28

…t is set in accordance with the terms set out in articles 1843-4 of the Civil Code and 17 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3441-1

In the overseas departments, the departmental investment harmonisation conference referred to in article L. 3142-1, in addition to the President of the General Council and the Prefect, comprises: - in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of the payee's payment service provider

Article L722-11

I.-The payee's payment service provider shall apply effective procedures to detect whether, in the messaging or payment and settlement system used to effect a transfer of funds, the fields required to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Title VII: Salary funds.

Article L471-2

The sums paid in must remain unavailable for at least five years. They are made available to the employee or his beneficiaries, at their request, in the event of redundancy, invalidity corresponding t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

I. - The unemployment insurance contribution collection bodies mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 are each responsible for processing personal data for the following purposes: 1° To enable the communicati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-6

Where a decision has been taken pursuant to Articles L. 430-5, L. 430-7, L. 430-7-1, L. 430-8 or L. 430-9, the Autorité de la concurrence or, as the case may be, the Minister responsible for the econo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

I. - Articles R. 354-2-1, R. 354-3-2 and R. 354-3-3 do not apply to supplementary occupational pension funds.II. - For the application of article R. 354-3 to supplementary occupational pension funds,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

When their author has acquired, pursuant to the loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 m…

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