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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-51

The four units (UC) making up the State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport are defined by the following professional skills: In the two transversal units (UC), whatever the speciality: UC 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-57

…ace adequate risk management processes and internal control mechanisms as referred to in Article L. 511-55, including sound accounting and reporting procedures, in order to detect, measure, monitor an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-56

The internal control system referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 511-55 includes the functions or other essential or significant operational tasks entrusted to third parties.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-58

…exercised by the chief executive or by a person exercising equivalent management functions. In the case of a branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10, this prohibition mea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-55

…n policies and practices enabling and promoting sound and effective risk management and, where applicable, a preventive recovery plan as referred to in Article L. 613-35. The staff performing control…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-5

The agreement concluded at the end of the negotiations referred to in Article L. 2241-4 specifies :1° The topics for negotiation and their frequency, so that :a) At least every four years, the subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Restructuring and downsizing

Article L2312-58

In the absence of an agreement, when the proposed restructuring and downsizing submitted to the Social and Economic Committee is likely to affect the volume of activity or employment of a subcontracti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in articles L. 3142-54 and L. 3142-54-1, a company collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention determine…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-52

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-48, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall dete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Weekly and Sunday rest.

Article L3164-5

The ban on working on Sundays provided for in article L. 3132-3 does not apply to apprentices under the age of eighteen employed in sectors where this is justified by the particular characteristics of…

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