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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-5

…e the authorisation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and other aspects of the auctioning of greenhouse…

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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

…esentative of the Syndicat national des associations d'employeurs de personnels des centres sociaux et socio-culturels (SNAECSO). 2° One representative from each of the following eight trade union org…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18-2

…re in which the apprentice is registered takes the necessary steps to enable him to follow his theoretical training for six months and helps to find him a new employer likely to enable him to complete…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-8

…an itinerant commercial or craft activity without the prior declaration provided for in article L. 123-29 of the French Commercial Code is punishable by the fine provided for 4th class contraventions…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1119

…been brought to the knowledge of the latter and accepted by it. In the event of any inconsistency between terms and conditions invoked by either party, the inconsistent clauses shall have no effect.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 207-1

…de, within eight days of the transmission of the file, by an order that is not subject to appeal, whether or not there are grounds to refer the case to the Examining Magistrate's Chamber. If there is,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20-1

Prior to the negotiation of the agreement referred to in article L. 5422-20 whose approval is coming to an end, or the negotiation of the agreement referred to in article L. 5422-25, and after consult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-3

Before prescribing the examination of genetic characteristics referred to in article R. 1131-20-1, the prescribing doctor shall ask the person whether he or she has donated gametes or, where applicabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-11

…referential conditions for the sale or acquisition of shares admitted to trading on a regulated market and relating to at least 0.5% of the capital or voting rights of the company that issued these sh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-18

…to them, the delegating federations and, where applicable, the professional leagues that they have set up ensure that the contracts referred to in articles L. 222-7 and L. 222-17 protect the interests…

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